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 episode... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 12 (2023) |
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BMJ Publishing Group
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Schlagwörter: | Medicine / R |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27578716 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077887 |