A Prospective Study of Etiology of Childhood Acute Bacterial Meningitis, Turkey

A Prospective Study of Etiology of Childhood Acute Bacterial Meningitis, Turkey

Determination of the etiology of bacterial meningitis and estimating cost of disease are important in guiding vaccination policies. To determine the incidence and etiology of meningitis in Turkey, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were obtained prospectively from children (1 month–17 years of age) w...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Ceyhan, Inci Yildirim, Paul Balmer, Ray Borrow, Bunyamin Dikici, Mehmet Turgut, Nese Kurt, Aysel Aydogan, Cigdem Ecevit, Yasar Anlar, Ozlem Gulumser, Gonul Tanir, Nuran Salman, Nezahat Gurler, Nevin Hatipoglu, Mustafa Hacimustafaoglu, Solmaz Celebi, Yavuz Coskun, Emre Alhan, Umit Celik, Yildiz Camcioglu, Gulten Secmeer, Deniz Gur, Steve J. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacterial meningitis
epidemiology
Neisseria meningitidis
serogroup W-135
meningococcal vaccine
research
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/7/07-0938_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/7/07-0938_article

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