Clinical characteristics and prognosis of acute bacterial meningitis in elderly patients over 65: A hospital-based study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lai, Wei An ^a   Chen, Shu Fang ^a,b   Tsai, Nai Wen ^a   Chang, Chiung Chih ^a,b   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Chuang, Yao Chung ^a   Chien, Chun Chih ^a   Huang, Chi Ren ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SHOCK;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SHOCK;

EID: 84455173831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-91     Document Type: Article

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