A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran
Of 164 cerebral spinal fl uid s amples received, 100 or 60 .9% were f rom pati ent s wi t h s uspected bacteria l meningi t is . The positive cul t ure r ate f or a l 1 the samples was 24' or 40% if on l y t he CSF sample s from menigi t is patients are included. The most common caus e of m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1980-07-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5156.pdf&manuscript_id=5156 |
| Summary: | Of 164 cerebral spinal fl uid s amples received, 100 or 60 .9% were f rom pati ent s wi t h s uspected bacteria l meningi t is . The positive cul t ure r ate f or a l 1 the samples was 24' or 40% if on l y t he CSF sample s from menigi t is patients are included. The most common caus e of menigitis in the newborn wa s the gram negative b a c i l l i . Etiological agents i n i nfants from two month s t o three yea r s i ncluded Hemophilus. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-6025 |