Community-Acquired Bacterial Meningitis in Adults: Categorization of Causes and Timing of Death
McMillan D, Lin C, Aronin S, Quagliarello V. Community-Acquired Bacterial Meningitis in Adults: Categorization of Causes and Timing of Death. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001, 33: 969-975. PMID: 11528567, DOI: 10.1086/322612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired bacterial meningitisBacterial meningitisTiming of deathImmediate causeSurvival end pointsWorld Health OrganizationMeningitisHealth StatisticsEnd pointUnderlying causeCategorization of causesHealth OrganizationDeathSubstantial proportionCategory IIIPatientsCategory IIAdultsCauseCategory IHospitalization