Study of bacterial meningitis in children below 5 years with comparative evaluation of gram staining, culture and bacterial antigen detection

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Kala Yadhav, M L ^a  

^a Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Latex agglutination test; Neurological disorders; S. Pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROCOCCUS; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84898010308     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/6767.4215     Document Type: Article

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