Clinical features and outcome of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adult patients with liver cirrhosis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 340, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 452-456

  Su, Chih Min ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Tsai, Nai Wen ^a   Huang, Chi Ren ^a   Wang, Hung Chen ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adult community acquired bacterial meningitis; Liver cirrhosis; Outcome.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 78650295576     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181ee988d     Document Type: Article

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