Community acquired-bacterial meningitis in adults.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2000 Sep; 31(3): 506-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-32710
ABSTRACT
We reviewed the charts of all patients > or = 15 years of age or older in whom community acquired-bacterial meningitis was diagnosed at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand from 1984 through 1998. Eighty-five patients were included in this study. The clinical manifestation was acute meningitis with CSF neutrophilic pleocytosis and low glucose content. Gram's staining of CSF was positive in 79%. The most common pathogens were Streptococcus pneumoniae (28%) and Escherichia coli (14%) respectively. The overall mortality was 34%.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Thailand
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adolescent
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Community-Acquired Infections
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Adult
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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