Aetiological agents of cerebrospinal meningitis: a retrospective study from a teaching hospital in Ghana

• Main Authors: Owusu Michael (Author), Nguah Samuel (Author), Boaitey Yaw (Author), Badu-Boateng Ernest (Author), Abubakr Abdul-Raman (Author), Lartey Robert (Author), Adu-Sarkodie Yaw (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstracts</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Meningitis</it> is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, the meningitis belt has been characterized by particularly high and seasonal incidences of bacterial m...