Acute bacterial meningitis in a developing country: diagnosis related mortality among paediatric patients

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dc.contributor.authorImananagha, K.K.
dc.contributor.authorPeters, E.J.
dc.contributor.authorPhilip-Ephraim, E.E.
dc.contributor.authorEkott, J.U.
dc.contributor.authorImananagha, L.N.
dc.contributor.authorEkure, E.N.
dc.contributor.authorEsin, R.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-15T09:27:03Z
dc.date.available2019-11-15T09:27:03Z
dc.date.issued1998-01
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of late diagnosis and other factors on outcome of paediatric bacterial meningitis (BM) and recommend appropriate intervention. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria. SUBJECTS: 62 consecutive BM patients aged two months to 16 years admitted between 1991 and 1994. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mortality rate. RESULTS: Diagnostic difficulties experienced in 58% of cases and other factors resulted in delayed diagnosis and high mortality (20 to 47%). CONCLUSION: Only elimination of the identified inadequacies in management can significantly reduce the BM-related high mortality in developing countries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationImananagha KK, Peters EJ, Philip-Ephraim EE, Ekott JU, Imananagha LN, Ekure EN, Esin RA. Acute bacterial meningitis in a developing country: diagnosis related mortality among paediatric patients. Cent Afr J Med. 1998 Jan;44(1):11-5.en_US
dc.identifier.otherPMID: 9631108.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6870
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Zimbabwe Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCent Afr J Med.;Vol.44(1)
dc.subjectbacterial meningitisen_US
dc.subjectdeveloping countryen_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectpaediatricen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleAcute bacterial meningitis in a developing country: diagnosis related mortality among paediatric patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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