Mortality indicators in pneumococcal meningitis: therapeutic implications

Erdem H., ELALDI N., Oztoprak N., Sengoz G., Ak O., KAYA S., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.19, pp.13-19, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.09.012
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.13-19
  • Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Meningitis, Mortality, Penicillin, Resistance, Vancomycin, ACUTE BACTERIAL-MENINGITIS, RESISTANT STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE, POST-NEUROSURGICAL MENINGITIS, PENICILLIN RESISTANCE, ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE, UNITED-STATES, VANCOMYCIN, DAPTOMYCIN, BINDING, CEFTRIAXONE
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to delineate mortality indicators in pneumococcal meningitis with special emphasis on therapeutic implications.