Culture- and antigen-negative meningitis in Guatemalan children

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 248-255

  Dueger, Erica L ^a,b   Asturias, Edwin J ^b   Halsey, Neal A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Bacterial meningitis; Guatemala; Viral meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETIOLOGY; GLUCOSE; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; VACCINE; VIRAL DISEASE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 57649187428     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892008001000004     Document Type: Article

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