Bacterial meningitis in adults: a retrospective study among 148 patients in an 8-year period in a university hospital, Finland
Abstract Background Bacterial meningitis (BM) causes significant morbidity and mortality. We investigated predisposing factors, clinical characteristics, spectrum of etiological bacteria, and clinical outcome of community-acquired and nosocomial BM. Methods In this retrospective study we analyzed da...
Main Authors: | Sakke Niemelä, Laura Lempinen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Jarmo Oksi, Jussi Jero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-07999-2 |
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