Bacterial meningitis among Roma ethnic minority.
Etiology and risk factors such as malnutrition, diabetes, otitis/sinusitis, alcohol abuse, tuberculosis, low birth weigh as well as mortality and neurologic sequellea in Roma ethnic minority with community acquired bacterial meningitis (CBM) was assessed and compared to all CBM cases.
Hanobik
F
F
St. Elizabeth University, Institute of Social Work for Romas, Bardejov, Slovakia.
Bielova
M
M
Streharova
A
A
Liskova
A
A
Ondrusova
A
A
Bauer
F
F
Karvaj
M
M
Luzica
R
R
D000367:Age Factors; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D006178:Romani People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric