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Pneumococcal Meningitis
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MFA--Meningococcal,
HiB, and Pneumococcal Meningitis - Meningococcal
meningitis (caused by the bacterium Neisseriameningitis) is the most
common bacterial form in the UK, accounting for more than half the
cases. There are several different groups. Group B is the most common
(around 75% ofcases), followed by...
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PNEUMOCOCCAL
MENINGITIS - The
pneumococcus (properly known as Streptococcuspneumoniae) is currently
responsible for about 20% of bacterial meningitis cases. Here Dr
Martin Wiselka, Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Leicester Royal
Infirmary, England, discusses this strain of...
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Mortality
Conference --Pneumococcal meningitis with septic shock
- Factors independently and
significantly related to mortality due to bacteremia in childhood by
multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis .....
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Hospital
Practice: New Perspectives on Pneumococcal Meningitis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
remains the leading cause of bacterial meningitis. While a new vaccine
against this organism is now available, its impact on disease is not
yet known. Strategies to guide the evaluation of patients andt he
treatment of antibiotic...
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