title: [Incidence of meningitis in patients 0-12 years old in the Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Manaus].
abstract: The author analyzes the incidence of meningitis in patients with age ranging 0-12 years old treated in Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Manaus, during a period of two years. The illness is correlated with the etiological agent, treatment, follow-up, immediate and late complications, as well as the death by the illness. Comparison of results in this hospital experience with the literature allows a profile of the situation of meningitis in the State of Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Neurologia / Neurocirurgia, Departamento de Clínica Cirúrgica, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amazonas.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies