Antibiotic treatment delay and outcome in acute bacterial meningitis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 449-454

  Køster Rasmussen, Rasmus ^a   Korshin, André ^b   Meyer, Christian N ^c  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Glasgow Outcome Scale; Human; Meningitis; Therapy; Time

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; COMA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DENMARK; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56949088583     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.09.033     Document Type: Article

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