Outcomes of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Adults and Children in Canada Between 2002 and 2011: A Prospective Cohort Study | Zendy

Manish Sadarangani | Zendy; David W. Scheifele | Zendy; Scott A. Halperin | Zendy; Wendy Vaudry | Zendy; Nicole Le Saux | Zendy; Raymond S. W. Tsang | Zendy; Julie A. Bettinger | Zendy; Natalie Bridger | Zendy; Rob Morris | Zendy; Karina A. Top | Zendy; Pierre Déry | Zendy; David Moore | Zendy; M. Lebel | Zendy; Dat Tran | Zendy; Lee Ford-Jones | Zendy; Joanne Embreé | Zendy; B Law | Zendy; Ben Tan | Zendy; Taj Jadavji | Zendy; Otto G. Vanderkooi | Zendy; Laura Sauvé | Zendy

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Outcomes of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Adults and Children in Canada Between 2002 and 2011: A Prospective Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Manish Sadarangani,

David W. Scheifele,

Scott A. Halperin,

Wendy Vaudry,

Nicole Le Saux,

Raymond S. W. Tsang,

Julie A. Bettinger,

Natalie Bridger,

Rob Morris,

Karina A. Top,

Pierre Déry,

David Moore,

M. Lebel,

Dat Tran,

Lee Ford-Jones,

Joanne Embreé,

B Law,

Ben Tan,

Taj Jadavji,

Otto G. Vanderkooi,

Laura Sauvé

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ028

Subject(s) - medicine , meningococcal disease , neisseria meningitidis , case fatality rate , meningitis , meningococcal meningitis , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , cohort , cohort study , epidemiology , biology , bacteria , genetics

Neisseria meningitidis causes 500 000 cases of septicemia and meningitis worldwide annually, with approximately 200 cases in Canada each year. Previous studies describe a case-fatality rate of 5%-15% and up to 20% of survivors suffering from long-term disability.

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