Laboratory-based surveillance for patients with acute meningitis in sudan, 2004-2005

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 429-435

  Afifi, S ^a,c   Karsany, M S ^b   Wasfy, M ^a   Pimentel, G ^a,c   Marfin, A ^a,c   Hajjeh, R ^a,d  

^a U S Naval Medical Research Unit 3   (United States)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUDAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATIENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349209006     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0643-y     Document Type: Article

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