CHANGES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN IN THE NETHERLANDS: 1969-2006

Objective Although infections are mostly innocent and self-limiting, we regularly admit children with life-threatening infections. In this study we examine the changes in mortality due to infectious diseases in childhood during the last decades. Methods We analysed mortality data among those aged less than 20 years due to infectious diseases from 1969 to 2006, obtained from the Central Office of Statistics (CBS) in The Netherlands. We reviewed mortality data of all Dutch paediatric intensive care units (PICU) in 2005 and infectious causes of death in all children, admitted to our PICU from 199... Mehr ...