La meningitis bacteriana adquirida en la Comunidad

Diederik van de Beek1, Matthijs C Brouwer1, Uwe Koedel2

  • 1Department of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Meibergdreef, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Resumen

A pesar de los avances en vacunas y tratamientos, la meningitis bacteriana sigue siendo una amenaza para la salud mundial. El diagnóstico y el tratamiento tempranos son cruciales, pero se necesitan nuevas herramientas de diagnóstico y terapias para combatir la evolución de los patógenos y la resistencia.

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