Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48972#.VJdyccCAM4 Author(s) Maimoona Mushtaq Ahmed Affiliation(s) King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA . ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the clinical characteristics and outcome of bacterial meningitis in adult patients using CT, MRI and CSF culture. Methods: Patients admitted to the university hospital with clinical diagnosis of meningitis were included in the present study. All patients were subjected to clinical examination as well as CT, MRI scanning and CSF-bacteriological culture. Results: The age distribution of the patients shows that there is high frequency of symptoms found in the age group between ages 40 - 45. CSF in the...
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