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

BACKGROUND: 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 indicators of bacterial meningitis in young infants in Kenya...

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Main Authors: Mwaniki, M, Talbert, A, Njuguna, P, English, M, Were, E, Lowe, B, Newton, C, Berkley, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011