Meningococcal meningitis: clinical and laboratorial characteristics, fatality rate and variables associated with in-hospital mortality

Autor: Vanessa L. Strelow, Érique José F. Peixoto de Miranda, Karin R. Kolbe, Juliana V. Souza Framil, Augusto Penalva de Oliveira, José E. Vidal

Publikováno v: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 74, Iss 11, Pp 875-880

ABSTRACT Meningococcal meningitis is a public health problem. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with meningococcal meningitis, and to identify associated factors with mortality. This was a retrospective st

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Doenca meningococica invasiva

Autor: Vanessa L. Strelow, José E. Vidal

Publikováno v: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Volume: 71, Issue: 9B, Pages: 653-658, Published: SEP 2013
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 71, Iss 9B, Pp 653-658 (2013)
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.71 n.9B 2013
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia
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Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a major public health and continues to cause substantial mortality and morbidity. Serotype C is the most frequent in Brazil. The clinical spectrum of IMD is broad (meningitis, meningococcemia or both) and the c

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282x20130144