Acute bacterial meningitis in children admitted to a rural Kenyan hospital: increasing antibiotic resistance and outcome.
BACKGROUND: Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is an important cause of mortality in Africa, but most studies are based in urban referral hospitals. Poor laboratory facilities make diagnosis difficult, and treatment is limited to inexpensive antibiotics. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed data from...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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