Clinical indicators of bacterial meningitis among neonates and young infants in rural Kenya

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Meningitis is notoriously difficult to diagnose in infancy because its clinical features are non-specific. World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines suggest several indicative signs, based on limited data. We aimed to identify indic...

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Main Authors: Were Eugene, English Mike, Njuguna Patricia, Talbert Alison W, Mwaniki Michael K, Lowe Brett S, Newton Charles R, Berkley James A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/301