Bacterial meningitis due to gram-negative bacilli in adults;Meningitis bacteriana por bacilos gramnegativos en adultos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 458-462

  Laguna Del Estal, Pedro ^a   García Montero, Pablo ^a   Agud Fernández, María ^a   López Cano Gómez, María ^a   Castañeda Pastor, Ana ^a   García Zubiri, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Cerebrospinal fluid shunts; Gram negative bacteria; Neurosurgical procedures; Nosocomial meningitis; Post operative complications

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINASE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACHROMOBACTER ANITRATUM; ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER IWOFFII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM BREVIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIXED INFECTION; MORGANELLA MORGANII; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RISK FACTOR; STAINING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 77952066145     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5008.2009455     Document Type: Article

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