Recurrent bacterial meningitis in children in the Netherlands: a nationwide surveillance study

Objectives This study aimed to estimate the recurrence rate of culture-positive bacterial meningitis in children in the Netherlands. Design Nationwide surveillance study, using the database of the Netherlands Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis to identify patients with culture-positive bacterial meningitis during childhood. Setting The study was based in the Netherlands. Participants A total of 9731 children with a first bacterial meningitis episode between 1 July 1987 and 30 June 2019 were identified. Primary and secondary outcome measures Recurrence was defined as a subsequent epi... Mehr ...