National 14 years survey of 171 cases nosocomial meningitis in children and comparison of two periods 1993-1998 to 1999-2006.
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%.
Rudinsky
B
B
St. Elisabeth College and St. Lesley School of Nursing, Nove Zamky, Slovakia.
Ondrusova
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A
Kisac
P
P
Sramka
M
M
Beno
P
P
Miklosko
Jozef
J
Freybergh
P F
PF
Bauer
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F
Huttova
M
M
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