Pyogenic Meningitis in Hospitalized Children in Kelantan, Malaysia
Auteur : K. E. Choo
Date de publication : 1997
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Résumé du livre
Frequent presenting symptoms included fever (98.3%), fits (77.6%), anorexia (39.7%), vomiting (34.5%) and drowsiness (12.1%). On admission, 37 (63.7%) had neck stiffnes, 10 (17.2%) had Kernig's sign and 32 (55.2%) had coma. CSF cultures were positive for Haemophilus influenzae in 29 (50%), Streptococcus pneumoniae in 13 (22.4%)and Neisseria meningitidis in 3(5.2 O).