Epidemiological characteristics of meningitis caused by mumps virus during the epidemic in the Republic of Srpska
| Autor: | Roganović Tatjana, Kezić Zdravka, Bojanić Janja, Mijović Biljana, Jandrić Ljubica, Rodić-Vukmir Nina |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Serbian |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Scripta Medica, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 37-42 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2490-3329 2303-7954 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Mumps is a systemic viral infection characterized by swelling of salivary glands, especially the parotid ones. Gonads, meninges, pancreas and other organs may also be affected. Aims of the study: The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of mumps meningitis in the last epidemic of mumps in the Republic of Srpska, and to analyze the frequency of mumps meningitis and vaccination status in patients who were supposed to be vaccinated against mumps in the war and early post-war period, and also in those patients who were supposed to be vaccinated before or after this period. Patients and Methods: The study included 175 patients divided in the experimental group (140 patients with mumps meningitis) and the control group (35 patients with serous meningitis of other etiology, probably enteroviral). We compared epidemiological characteristics of these patients and additionally we analyzed the differences in these characteristics in patients with different vaccination status. Results: The mean age of patients in the experimental group was 20.0 years (18.0-24.5; IQ), and in the control group 7.0 years (5.0-14.0; IQ) (p |
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