title: National 14 years survey of 171 cases nosocomial meningitis in children and comparison of two periods 1993-1998 to 1999-2006.
abstract: In 1993-1998 and in 1999-2004 we have performed two surveys of pediatric bacterial meningitis in all 8 neurosurgery/pediatrics and infectious diseases departments in Slovakia. We have detected 101 and another 54 cases with attributable mortality of 15% and sequellae in 18%.
authors.affiliation: St. Elisabeth College and St. Lesley School of Nursing, Nove Zamky, Slovakia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rudinsky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ondrusova
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kisac
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sramka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beno
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miklosko
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Freybergh
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huttova
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D003625:Data Collection; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome