A case of pneumococcal meningitis in infant resulting in unmanageable brain edema with dislocation of the brain stem
The article tells about the most common bacterial infection in the world - pneumococcal disease, in particular, pneumococcal meningitis, which is the second most common purulent meningitis and the most common cause of mortality and severe neurological deficits in recovered patients. A clinical case...
Main Authors: | E. V. Melekhina, E. N. Velikanova, V. I. Barykin, I. S. Korolyova, A. V. Gorelov |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Russian |
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Remedium Group LLC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Медицинский совет |
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Online Access: | https://www.med-sovet.pro/jour/article/view/1701 |
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