Role of Clinical Presentations and Routine CSF Analysis in the Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Cases of Negative Gram Stained Smears

Background and Aim. Bacterial meningitis is a lethal, disabling endemic disease needing prompt antibiotic management. Gram stained smears is rapid accurate method for diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. In cases of negative gram stained smears diagnosis is delayed till culture results. We aim to asse...

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Autores principales: Fouad, Rabab, Khairy, Marwa, Fathalah, Waleed, Gad, Taha, El-Kholy, Badawy, Yosry, Ayman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/213762

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/213762

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