Bacterial Meningitis: A Review in the Upper East Region of Ghana 2010-2014
Joseph K. L. Opare, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, John Kofi Odoom, Edwin Afari, Abraham Oduro, Baba Awuni, Dorcas Kyeiwa Asante, Olivia Serwaa Opare & Patricia Akweongo · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015
Introduction: Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord. It can cause severe brain damage and is fatal in 50% of cases if untreated. The Upper East Region (UER) of Ghana recorded 70 case-patients in 2014 with a case fat...
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10.9734/IJTDH/2015/19398