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Genomic pneumococcal load and CSF cytokines are not related to outcome in Malawian adults with meningitis

OBJECTIVE: Bacterial meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is often associated with HIV co-infection and mortality rates are double those seen in better resourced settings. METHODS: To investigate the cause of this excessive mortality we quantified the...

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Autores principales: Wall, Emma C., Gritzfeld, Jenna F., Scarborough, Matthew, Ajdukiewicz, Katherine M.B., Mukaka, Mavuto, Corless, Caroline, Lalloo, David G., Gordon, Stephen B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: W.B. Saunders 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4209731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24975177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2014.06.011