A study of 280 cases of neonatal meningitis in The Netherlands.
Within the framework of a more extensive study of the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in The Netherlands (1976-1982), 280 cases of neonatal meningitis were investigated retrospectively. Escherichia coli (132 cases, 47%), Streptococcus agalactiae (68 cases, 24%), Listeria monocytogenes (12 cases, 4%) were the organisms most commonly isolated. The mortality rate for these 280 cases was 27%. The male-female ratio was 1.33:1. The minimum incidence for The Netherlands was calculated to be 23 per 100 000 live births.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009426:Netherlands; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification