Bacterial Meningitis in Malawian Adults: Pneumococcal Disease is Common, Severe, and Seasonal
Open Access
- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (1) , 53-57
- https://doi.org/10.1086/313910
Abstract
We prospectively collected laboratory details and outcome data on all patients with laboratory-confirmed cases of meningitis that presented to our unKeywords
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