Wen-Chuin Hsu
Chang Gung University
12 Papers
41 Citations
Wen-Chuin Hsu is an academic researcher from Chang Gung University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Meningitis & White matter. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications. Previous affiliations of Wen-Chuin Hsu include Memorial Hospital of South Bend.
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Papers
Klebsiella meningitis in Taiwan: an overview.
TL;DR: Klebsiella infection has been considered to be an uncommon cause of meningitis, but its incidence and clinical features were reviewed and poor prognostic factors included age over 60 years, diabetes mellitus, bacteremia and severe neurological deficits on the first day of treatment.
Acute bacterial meningitis in adults: a hospital-based epidemiological study
TL;DR: The use of new antibiotics has not reduced the mortality rate in patients with bacterial meningitis and poor prognostic factors indicated by univariable analysis were: age >60 years; diabetes mellitus; severe neurological deficits on the first day of treatment; infection with Gram-negative bacilli; CSF WBC count >5000x10(6)/l; malignancy; seizure; and bacteraemia.