Management of Severe Community-acquired Septic Meningitis in Adults: From Emergency Department to Intensive Care Unit

To study the clinical features, diagnostic processes, timing of antibiotic administration and outcomes of patients with severe community-acquired septic meningitis at an emergency department (ED), who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Methods: From January 1993 to December 2005, the medi...

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Main Authors: Chia-Lin Hsu, Chia-Hsuin Chang, King-Nang Wong, Kuan-Yu Chen, Chong-Jen Yu, Pan-Chyr Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-02-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609600413