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Aetiological agents of cerebrospinal meningitis: a retrospective study from a teaching hospital in Ghana

ABSTRACTS: BACKGROUND: Meningitis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, the meningitis belt has been characterized by particularly high and seasonal incidences of bacterial meningitis extending throughout life. Despite the progress being ma...

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Autores principales:	Owusu, Michael, Nguah, Samuel Blay, Boaitey, Yaw Agyekum, Badu-Boateng, Ernest, Abubakr, Abdul-Raman, Lartey, Robert Awuley, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3473245/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23035960 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-11-28

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