title: Meningitis in excessive alcohol consumers acquired in the community.
abstract: Etiology, risk factors, treatment and outcome of 21 cases of bacterial meningitis diagnosed in excessive alcohol consumers within 5 years of national community acquired meningitis survey in Slovakia is reported.
authors.affiliation: St Elisabeth University, College of Health and Social Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benca
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bartosovic
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalavsky
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kisac
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hanobik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bielova
authors.forename: L Seng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Duong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome