Meningitis in excessive alcohol consumers acquired in the community.
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.
Benca
J
J
St Elisabeth University, College of Health and Social Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Bartosovic
I
I
Kalavsky
E
E
Kisac
P
P
Hanobik
F
F
Bielova
M
M
Duong
L Seng
LS
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