A review of the clinical presentation, laboratory features, antimicrobial therapy and outcome of 77 episodes of pneumococcal meningitis occurring in children and adults
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1994
Seventy-seven episodes of pneumococcal meningitis in 69 patients were reviewed. Twelve (15.6%) episodes occurred in those over 60 years old, 14 (18.2%) in patients between 10 and 60 years, 22 (28.6%) in patients between 2 and 10 years and 29 (37.7%) in those under 2 years. Overall mortality was 13.0 …
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| Authors | Kirkpatrick B;Reeves DS;MacGowan AP;; |
| Journal | the journal of infection |
| Year | 1994 |
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI
NLM
MEDLINE
humans
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national institutes of health
national library of medicine
treatment outcome
adult
female
male
age factors
adolescent
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Child
Recurrence
Comparative Study
preschool
risk factors
anti-bacterial agents / therapeutic use
meningitis
united kingdom / epidemiology
streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
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doi:10.1016/s0163-4453(94)90698-x
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