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Meningitis
Research from National Taiwan University, Medical Department broadens understanding of meningitis
April 28th, 2009
In this recent report published in the Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, researchers in Taipei, Taiwan conducted a study "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. From January 1993 to December 2005, the medical records of patients admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of community-acquired septic meningitis were reviewed." "The clinical characteristics, including causative pathogens, treatment course, and outcomes were collected and analyzed. A total...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-28)
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