Hydrocephalus is a rare outcome in community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: a retrospective analysis

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[2] Feiden W(2003)Pneumococcal meningitis in adults Spectrum of complications and prognostic factors in a series of 87 cases Brain 126 1015-1025

[3] Kastenbauer S(2006)Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults N Engl J Med 354 44-53

[4] Pfister H-W(1980)Cerebrospinal fluid outflow resistance in rabbits with experimental meningitis. Alterations with penicillin and methylprednisolone J Clin Invest 66 243-253

[5] van de Beek D(1998)Acute obstructive hydrocephalus complicating bacterial meningitis in childhood BMJ 316 1887-1889

[6] de Gans J(2010)Hydrocephalus in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis Neurology 75 918-923

[7] Tunkel AR(2005)Clinical relevance of hydrocephalus in bacterial meningitis in adults Surg Neurol 64 61-65

[8] Wijdicks EFM(2010)Global and regional risk of disabling sequelae from bacterial meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis Lancet Infect Dis 10 317-328

[9] Scheld WM(2001)Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: categorization of causes and timing of death Clin Infect Dis 33 969-975

[10] Dacey RG(1989)Differential diagnosis of acute meningitis. An analysis of the predictive value of initial observations JAMA 262 2700-2707

[1] Pfister HW(1993)Spectrum of complications during bacterial meningitis in adults. Results of a prospective clinical study Arch Neurol 50 575-581

[2] Feiden W(2003)Pneumococcal meningitis in adults Spectrum of complications and prognostic factors in a series of 87 cases Brain 126 1015-1025

[3] Kastenbauer S(2006)Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults N Engl J Med 354 44-53

[4] Pfister H-W(1980)Cerebrospinal fluid outflow resistance in rabbits with experimental meningitis. Alterations with penicillin and methylprednisolone J Clin Invest 66 243-253

[5] van de Beek D(1998)Acute obstructive hydrocephalus complicating bacterial meningitis in childhood BMJ 316 1887-1889

[6] de Gans J(2010)Hydrocephalus in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis Neurology 75 918-923

[7] Tunkel AR(2005)Clinical relevance of hydrocephalus in bacterial meningitis in adults Surg Neurol 64 61-65

[8] Wijdicks EFM(2010)Global and regional risk of disabling sequelae from bacterial meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis Lancet Infect Dis 10 317-328

[9] Scheld WM(2001)Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: categorization of causes and timing of death Clin Infect Dis 33 969-975

[10] Dacey RG(1989)Differential diagnosis of acute meningitis. An analysis of the predictive value of initial observations JAMA 262 2700-2707