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Meningitis in children of ElMadina ElMunawara.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17588109     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The medical records of 122 patients with meningitis admitted during one year reviewed. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture confirmed bacterial meningitis in 59; of the remaining 63, 35 were partially treated bacterial, 25 were viral, and three were tuberculous meningitis. Eighty-two patients (65%) were Saudi and most were younger than 5 years. Hemophilus influenzae was the most common pathogen isolated in patients younger than one year, and Neisseria meningiditis was the most common organism identified overall, especially in cases occurring during the Haj. CSF culture and the latex agglutation test were the most reliable in confirming diagnosis.
Authors:
E O El-Amin; el-F el-S Musa; S A Yousif
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of Saudi medicine     Volume:  11     ISSN:  0256-4947     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Saudi Med     Publication Date:  1991 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8507355     Medline TA:  Ann Saudi Med     Country:  Saudi Arabia    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  307-10     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Departments of Pediatrics, Maternity and Children Hospital, Madina Al-Munawara, Saudi Arabia..
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