African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2286

Review

Bacterial meningitis: An update review

Abdulkareem M. Al Bekairy*
  • Abdulkareem M. Al Bekairy*
  • College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.
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Shmeylan Al Harbi
  • Shmeylan Al Harbi
  • College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulmalik M. Alkatheri
  • Abdulmalik M. Alkatheri
  • College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.
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Saleh Al Dekhail
  • Saleh Al Dekhail
  • King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.
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Lolowa Al Swaidan
  • Lolowa Al Swaidan
  • College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.
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Nabil Khalidi
  • Nabil Khalidi
  • College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 09 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 21 April 2014
  •  Published: 15 May 2014

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