Bacterial Meningitis in Aging Adults
Open Access
- 15 October 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (8) , 1380-1385
- https://doi.org/10.1086/322688
Abstract
Bacterial meningitis remains a highly lethal disease in older adults, with mortality rates averaging >20% despite modern antibiotic therapy. In thKeywords
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