Cerebrospinal fluid markers to distinguish bacterial meningitis from cerebral malaria in children

Background . Few hospitals in high malaria endemic countries in Africa have the diagnostic capacity for clinically distinguishing acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) from cerebral malaria (CM). As a result, empirical use of antibiotics is necessary. A biochemical marker of ABM would facilitate precise...

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Autores principales: Njunge, James M., Oyaro, Ian N., Kibinge, Nelson K., Rono, Martin K., Kariuki, Symon M., Newton, Charles R., Berkley, James A., Gitau, Evelyn N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29181450
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11958.2

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