The etiology of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes in a sentinel pediatric hospital, Shenzh...
The etiology of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes in a sentinel pediatric hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Shen, Hongwei , Zhu, Chunqing , Liu, Xiaorong , Ma, Dongli , Song, Chunli , Zhou, Lintao , Wang, Zuer , Ou, Yongxuan , Ma, Wen , Shi, Xianghui , Ma, Xuejun and Zhou, Yiwen
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes (AMES) is a severe neurological infection which causes high case fatality and severe sequelae in children. To determine the etiology of childhood AMES in Shenzhen, a hospital-based study was undertaken.
A total of 240 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 171 children meeting the case definition were...
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The etiology of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes in a sentinel pediatric hospital, Shenzhen, China
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_12362f905e7045a6afba0a041754c92c
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_12362f905e7045a6afba0a041754c92c
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1471-2334
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1471-2334
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10.1186/s12879-019-4162-5
