Bacterial meningitis incidence in Thai children estimated by a rapid assessment tool (RAT)

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 553-562

  Muangchana, Charung ^a   Chunsuttiwat, Supamit ^a   Rerks Ngarm, Supachai ^a   Kunasol, Prayura ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUNCTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; THAILAND;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; THAILAND;

EID: 67650129308     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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