title: [Bacterial meningitis in Iceland].
abstract: The article reports on the number of patients in Iceland who in the last 30 years have been diagnosed as having bacterial meningitis, and on changes in the choice of medication during this period. The vaccination of Icelandic children against Haemophilus Influenzae B began in 1989.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrisk avd, Landakotsspitali, IS-Reykjavik.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Jónsdóttir
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Arnórsson
authors.forename: T h
authors.initials: Th
authors.lastname: Laxdal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jónsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Bakteriell meningit i Island 1960-1989.