Meningitis registry of hospitalized cases in children: epidemiological patterns of acute bacterial meningitis throughout a 32-year period

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacterial meningitis remains a source of substantial morbidity and mortality in childhood. During the last decades gradual changes have been observed in the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis, related to the introduction of new pol...

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Main Authors: Syriopoulou Vassiliki P, Mostrou Glyceria J, Pangalis Anastasia M, Atsali Erato E, Vasilopoulou Vasiliki A, Theodoridou Maria N, Hadjichristodoulou Christos S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/101