Usefulness of inflammatory biomarkers in discriminating between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in hospitalized children from a population with low vaccination coverage

INTRODUCTION: Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the most frequent pathogens responsible for meningitis beyond the neonatal period. Aseptic meningitis is a disabling condition, but bacterial meningitis if left untreated is 100% fatal. The aim of the study was to analyze the usef...

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Autores principales: Gowin, Ewelina, Wysocki, Jacek, Avonts, Dirk, Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska, Danuta, Michalak, Michal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2016
Materias:
Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27186188
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2016.59269

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27186188
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2016.59269

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