The Journal of infection
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The Journal of infection · Nov 2016
ReviewRisk scores for outcome in bacterial meningitis: Systematic review and external validation study.
To perform an external validation study of risk scores, identified through a systematic review, predicting outcome in community-acquired bacterial meningitis. ⋯ One score could be recommended for the interpretation and design of bacterial meningitis studies. None of the existing scores performed well enough to recommend routine use in individual patient management.