Cerebrospinal fluid markers to distinguish bacterial meningitis from cerebral malaria in children
<strong>Background.</strong> 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 A...
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F1000Research
2017
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