Meningococcal meningitis: clinical and laboratorial characteristics, fatality rate and variables associated with in-hospital mortality
ABSTRACT Meningococcal meningitis is a public health problem. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with meningococcal meningitis, and to identify associated factors with mortality. This was a retrospective study, between 2006 and 2011, at a referral center i...
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| Main Authors: | Vanessa L. Strelow, Érique José F. Peixoto de Miranda, Karin R. Kolbe, Juliana V. Souza Framil, Augusto Penalva de Oliveira, José E. Vidal |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001100875&lng=en&tlng=en |
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