Chapter-04.08 Acute Bacterial Meningitis
BOOK TITLE: IAP Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Author
1. Trivedi Chetan
ISBN
9789354656866
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18678_28
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2023
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
1.
UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology, Neha Children Hospital and Neonatal Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India,
Neha Children Hospital and Neonatal Center, Kankaria, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India,
Neha Children Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Chapter keywords
Acute bacterial meningitis,
epidemiology,
causative organism,
Haemophilus influenzae type b,
universal immunization program,
UIP,
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine,
PCV,
predisposing factor,
pathogenesis,
clinical feature,
investigation,
cerebrospinal fluid examination,
differential diagnosis,
complication,
treatment