Frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in patients with suspected meningitis in Imam Reza Hospital of Kermanshah in the west of Iran

Background and Objectives: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the main causative agent of acute bacterial meningitis in the world. This study aimed to detect pneumoniae infection in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with suspected meningitis. Materials and Methods: In this study, 200 CSF sampl...

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Main Authors: Kamal Ahmadi, Alisha Akya, Bizhan Numanpour, Afsaneh Salimi, Asad Veisi-Raigani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/136