[Incidence of Haemophilus influenza meningitis in Austria].
The incidence of Haemophilus influenza meningitis was analysed for the first time in Austria. In 1990 a total of 55 cases occurred, representing an incidence of 0.71/10(5). Most of the patients were children aged less than 5 years (n = 42, 76.4%). The incidence in the age group 0-4 years was 9.48/10(5), in each of the other 5-year age groups the incidence was lower than 1/10(5).
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged