Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Oct 2016
Childhood Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Clinical Spectrum, Bacteriological Profile and Outcome.
To determine the disease pattern, etiological agents and outcome of childhood acute bacterial meningitis. ⋯ Acute bacterial meningitis mostly affected children under the age of 1 year. CSF culture revealed both Grampositive and Gram-negative bacteria. The most common pathogen in children who died was streptococcus pneumoniae.