Treatment outcome and associated factors of bacterial meningitis at pediatric wards of southwestern Ethiopian hospital: a prospective observational study

• Autori principali: Firomsa Bekele (Autore), Anuwar Ahmed (Autore), Abas Kedir (Autore), Tadesse Sheleme (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background Meningitis is a common infectious cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric age-groups. Acute bacterial meningitis is considered a medical emergency, because it is a life-threatening infection that requires immediate treatment. Therefore the study was aimed to assess the magn...