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Etiology of bacterial meningitis: a cross-sectional study among patients admitted in a semi-urban hospital in Nairobi, Kenya

INTRODUCTION: bacterial meningitis, responsible for childhood morbidity and mortality, can also lead to permanent neurological disability among survivors. This study conducted from January to December, 2015 used standard bacteriological and molecular methods to investigate the etiology of three comm...

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Autores principales: Gituro, Charles Njonjo, Nyerere, Andrew, Ngayo, Musa Otieno, Maina, Edward, Githuku, Jane, Boru, Waqo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6113691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30167035
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.28.1.9383