Outcome of acute bacterial meningitis among children in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A prospective observational cohort study.

Bilal Ahmad RahimiNiamatullah IshaqGhulam Mohayuddin MudaserWalter R Taylor

Published in: PloS one (2022)

ABM causes significant morbidity and mortality in Afghan children that may be improved by greater use of PCV and Hib vaccines. Adjunct dexamethasone should be evaluated formally in our setting.

Keyphrases

young adults
liver failure
low dose
high dose
respiratory failure
cerebrospinal fluid
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
aortic dissection
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation