| bacterial and fungal meningitis and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in tikur anbessa university hospital, addis ababa, ethiopia. | meningitis is usually caused by viral, bacterial or fungal pathogens. bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency and if untreated has a high mortality rate. even among those who survive the infection, some may develop permanent neurological disorders. | 2011 | 23409400 |
| cryptococcosis in patients from tikur anbessa hospital, addis ababa, ethiopia. | a study was done to investigate the occurrence of cryptococcus neoformans infection in patients admitted to tikur anbessa hospital. cryptococcus neoformans is an important opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunocompromised patients. the study was done over a period of 18 months, from october 1998 to april 2000. during this period, a total of 1088 cerebrospinal fluid (csf) specimens were sent to the bacteriology laboratory in tikur anbessa hospital, out of which 275 were subjected for india ink e ... | 2001 | 11921549 |