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 meni...

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Main Authors: C. Kimberlin, A.Hariri, L.Hakkak, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1980-03-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/121
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spelling doaj-8782fd53a1ce4189953ca9561382949a2020-11-25T03:26:40ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96941980-03-01221A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran C. Kimberlin0 A.Hariri1 L.Hakkak2 A3 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. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/121
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A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran
Acta Medica Iranica
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title A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran
title_short A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran
title_full A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran
title_fullStr A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran
title_full_unstemmed A Bacteriological Study of Meningitis in Pediatric Patients in Ahwaz,lran
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series Acta Medica Iranica
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1735-9694
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description 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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