Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 4 I 2015

Prognosis of bacterial meningitis patients according to clinical criteriae and laboratory results on admission

Alaa Kamaluddeen Alashry; Khaled Mahmoud Mohiedeen; Mohammed Ahmed Kassem; Akram Abdelmonim Deghady

Biolife; 2015, 3(4), pp 771-777

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7298558

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to detect prognostic factors of acute bacterial meningitis on admission.

Keywords:

Acute bacterial meningitis, prognostic factors.

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Article Dates:

Received: 1 October 2015; Accepted: 15 November 2015; Published: 2 December 2015

How To Cite:

Alaa Kamaluddeen Alashry, Khaled Mahmoud Mohiedeen, Mohammed Ahmed Kassem, & Akram Abdelmonim Deghady. (2022). Prognosis of bacterial meningitis patients according to clinical criteriae and laboratory results on admission. Biolife, 3(4), 771–777. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7298558

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