title: [Bacterial meningitis. Study from 1970 to 1988 at the Regina Margherita Children's Hospital in Turin].
abstract: From 1970 to 1988, 330 cases of bacterial meningitis were diagnosed at the Children's Hospital Regina Margherita of Turin. Neisseria meningitidis was the most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis (45%); meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae increased from 4% in 1970-1983 to 19% in 1984-1988, and meningitis with pathogen unknown decreased from 28% in 1970-1983 to 7% in 1984-1988. The neonatal meningitis in 1984-1988 were caused by Streptococcus B in 90% of cases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di analisi chimico cliniche e microbiologiche, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grandi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malvestio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dotti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciuti
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fiorucci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000453:epidemiology; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Le meningiti batteriche. Indagine dal 1970 al 1988 presso l'Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita di Torino.