Guidelines for the management of acute meningitis in children and adults in South Africa
Index to South African Periodicals
- Date
- 2013-01-01
- Language
- English
- Media Type
- research article
- Pages
- 5-15
- Keywords
- guidelines, children, Mortality, Morbidity, Laboratory tests, Adults, meningitis, symptoms, Antibiotics, Pathogens, HIV testing, Vaccines, Bacterial infections, Clinical features, Lumbar puncture, Disease management, Treatment options, Diagnostic tests, Herpes simplex virus, viral infections, Acute meningitis
- Author(s)
- Van Zyl, G., Blumberg, L., Maartens, G., Naidoo, R., Thomas, J., Bateman, K., Taljaard, J., Korsman, S., Karstaedt, A., Von Gottberg, A., MENDELSON, M., BAMFORD, C., WHITELAW, A., Madhi, S., Reubenson, G., Boyles, T.H., Le Roux, D.M., Dramokski, A., Nuttala, J.
- Publication Title
- Southern African journal of epidemiology infection
- Volume
- 28
- ISSN
- 1015-8782
- Description
- Provides guidelines for the rational and cost-effective management of acute meningitis in children and adults in South Africa.
- Subject
- CHILDREN, MEDICINE, DISEASE, DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY