Pneumonia in childhood bacterial meningitis–Experience from three continents
Tuula Pelkonen,
Irmeli Roine,
Manuel Leite Cruzeiro
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionAlthough concomitant pneumonia is sometimes diagnosed in childhood bacterial meningitis, its role in the illness course and prognosis is not known. We examined these associations using prospectively collected data from Finland, Latin America and Angola.MethodsThis was a secondary descriptive analysis of prospectively collected data (clinical and laboratory findings at admission, during hospitalisation and outcome) from five clinical bacterial meningitis trials. We included children aged 2 months to… Show more
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