Genomic pneumococcal load and CSF cytokines are not related to outcome in Malawian adults with meningitis
•Pneumococcal meningitis in Malawian adults has a very high mortality rate.•Bacterial load and cytokine response may predict outcome in children.•Pneumococcal load and cytokine response were not associated with outcome in adults.•Low CSF white cell count and Glasgow coma score were associated with m...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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W.B. Saunders
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4209731/ |