Population-based Surveillance for Bacterial Meningitis in China, September 2006–December 2009

Autor: Yixing Li, Zundong Yin, Zhujun Shao, Manshi Li, Xiaofeng Liang, Hardeep S. Sandhu, Stephen C. Hadler, Junhong Li, Yinqi Sun, Jing Li, Wenjing Zou, Mei Lin, Shuyan Zuo, Leonard W. Mayer, Ryan T. Novak, Bingqing Zhu, Li Xu, Huiming Luo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 61-69 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2001.120375
Popis: During September 2006–December 2009, we conducted active population and sentinel laboratory–based surveillance for bacterial meningitis pathogens, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae type b, in 4 China prefectures. We identified 7,876 acute meningitis and encephalitis syndrome cases, including 6,388 among prefecture residents. A total of 833 resident cases from sentinel hospitals met the World Health Organization case definition for probable bacterial meningitis; 339 of these cases were among children
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