Clinical features, complications, and outcome in adults with pneumococcal meningitis: a prospective case series

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Pneumococcal meningitis is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates in adults. Whereas neurological complications are the leading cause of death in younger patients, elderly patients die predominantly from systemic complications.
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Authors Weisfelt M;van de Beek D;Spanjaard L;Reitsma JB;de Gans J;;
Journal the lancet neurology
Year 2006
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine prognosis research support non-u.s. gov't adult female male age factors aged middle aged Prospective Studies risk factors Tomography x-ray computed meningitis prevalence martijn weisfelt diederik van de beek jan de gans pneumococcal / mortality* morbidity glasgow coma scale pmid:16426988 doi:10.1016/s1474-4422(05)70288-x community-acquired infections pneumococcal / complications pneumococcal / pathology* pneumococcal / therapy

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