Meningitis in Children - I.V. Bohadelnikov 2005
Abbreviations
BP - Blood pressure
HIV - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
ICP - intracranial pressure
BBB - blood-Brain barrier
DIC - disseminated intravascular coagulation
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
GIT - gastrointestinal tract
Ig - immunoglobulin
MV - mechanical ventilation
ITS - infectious-toxic Shock
ELISA - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ABR - acid-base balance
LCM - lymphocytic choriomeningitis
MB - mycobacteria
DFA - direct fluorescent antibody assay
CE - cerebral edema
BV - blood volume
MOF - multiple organ failure
PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction
IFA - immunofluorescence assay
RNA - ribonucleic acid
PHA - passive hemagglutination
CF - Complement fixation
MAP - mean arterial pressure
ALI - acute lung injury
ESR - ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
SIRS - systemic inflammatory response syndrome
CVP - central venous pressure
CNS - Central Nervous system
CSF - CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
HR - Heart rate
EAEC - enteroadherent E. coli
EHEC - enterohemorrhagic E. coli
EIEC - enteroinvasive E. coli
EPEC - enteropathogenic E. coli
ETEC - enterotoxigenic E. coli
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