title: Bacterial meningitis: a review of 53 patients.
abstract: The mortality figures and incidence of bacterial meningitis in children from Tauranga are reviewed. The high rate of meningitis in relationship to overseas countries is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D009520:New Zealand