Epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among children in Brazil, 1997-1998
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9260786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Débora PL Weiss (Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, USA), Paul Coplan (0000-0002-7078-7780, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, USA), Harry A Guess (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)), Harry Guess (Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, USA) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 249-255 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0034-89102001000300006 |
| PMID | 11486147 |
| OpenAlex | W1985134577 |
| SciELO | S0034-89102001000300006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
OBJECTIVE: To document the incidence and the descriptive epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among individuals under age 20 in a geographically defined region in Brazil during the two-year period immediately preceding the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines into the national immunization program of Brazil. METHODS: Population-based epidemiological study of all cases of bacterial meningitis reported among residents of Campinas, Brazil, under age 20 (n=316,570) during the period of 1997-98, using comprehensive surveillance records compiled by the Campinas Health Department from cases reported among hospital inpatients, outpatients, emergency room visits, death certificates, and autopsy reports. RESULTS: The incidence of bacterial meningitis (n=274) was 334.9, 115 and 43.5 cases/10(5) person-years (pys) for residents of Campinas under age 1, 5 and 20, respectively. All cases were hospitalized, with an average length of stay of 12 days. Documented prior antibiotic use was 4.0%. The case-fatality rate of bacterial meningitis in individuals under age 20 was 9% (24/274) with 75% of deaths occurring in children under the age of five. The incidence of Hib meningitis (n=26) was 62.8 and 17 cases/10(5) pys in children age
Antibiotics · Case fatality rate · Environmental health · Etiology · Haemophilus influenzae · Incidence (geometry) · Meningitis · Population · Bacterial Infections and Vaccines · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Virology and Viral Diseases · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |