Bacterial meningitis – diagnosis and treatment
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Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis.
This review focuses on recent advances of topical interest regarding the diagnosis and treatment of common causes of bacterial meningitis occurring in children beyond the neonatal period. Tuberculous meningitis is beyond the scope of this review.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.370