title: Meningitis in pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Children's Emergency Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Marie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lozon
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000635:transmission; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010372:Pediatrics; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014481:United States