Incidence, Etiology, and Outcome of Bacterial Meningitis in Infants Aged <90 Days in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: Prospective, Enhanced, National Population-Based Surveillance
Author(s) -
Ifeanyichukwu Okike,
Alan P. Johnson,
Katherine L. Henderson,
Ruth Blackburn,
Berit MüllerPebody,
Shamez Ladhani,
M. Anthony,
Nelly Ninis,
Paul T. Heath,
Eva Galiza,
J. Claire Cameron,
Alison SmithPalmer,
Eisin McDonald,
Katy Sinka,
Louise Jones,
Robert Cunney,
Gábor Borgulya,
Ray Borrow
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu514
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , incidence (geometry) , etiology , population , epidemiology , pediatrics , case fatality rate , prospective cohort study , neisseria meningitidis , streptococcus pneumoniae , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , environmental health , bacteria , optics , genetics
Bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in young infants. Understanding the epidemiology and burden of disease is important.
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