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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-3-29
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A total of 110 cases of bacterial meningitis were studied over a 7-year period. The attack rate was 3.2/100,000 overall and 13/100,000 in children under 12 years. Haemophilus influenzae was the most common pathogen (44.3%), followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae (20.9%) and Neisseria meningitidis (12.7%). The mean patient age was 2.7 years, but 44/49 cases of H. influenzae meningitis were in children under 2 years, an attack rate of 31/100,000. The mortality was 22.4% for neonates and 6.5% for other children, and was associated with coma at presentation and unusual microorganisms. Neurological sequelae were detected in 19% of surviving children.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0022-5304
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
93
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
7-11
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Kuwait,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Meningitis, Haemophilus,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Meningitis, Meningococcal,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Meningitis, Pneumococcal,
pubmed-meshheading:2304135-Seasons
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| pubmed:year |
1990
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Childhood bacterial meningitis in Kuwait.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Paediatrics, Farwania Hospital, Safat, Kuwait.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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