Severe community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial meningitis: clinical and prognostic picture from the intensive care unit.

María Martín-CerezuelaMaialen Aseginolaza-LizarazuPatricia Boronat-GarcíaMaría José Asensio-MartínGisela Alamán-LaguardaFrancisco Álvarez-LermaDavid Roa-AlonsoLorenzo SociasPaula Vera-ArtázcozPaula Ramireznull null

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2023)

Mortality rate in critically ill patients with pneumococcal meningitis is lower than previously reported. Delay in antibiotic treatment following admission is the only amendable factor associated with mortality.

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