| Acute bacterial meningitis in Rhode Island: a survey of the years 1976 to 1985. | |
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PMID: 2000475 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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There were 667 recorded cases of bacterial meningitis in the hospitals of Rhode Island during the ten year interval of 1976 to 1985 yielding an average annual incidence rate of 6.9 cases per 100,000 population, and a case fatality rate of 10.3%. These rates are similar to those generated in other retrospective surveys in the United States. This survey corroborates the well-established observation that bacterial meningitis is largely a disease of early childhood. But these data also suggest that meningitis in the very elderly is more common than had previously been assumed. Many of the elderly cases in this series, particularly those caused by the coliform organisms, followed shortly after body trauma or appeared in individuals burdened by disseminated cancer or diabetes mellitus. |
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Authors:
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S M Aronson; B A DeBuono; J S Buechner |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Rhode Island medical journal Volume: 74 ISSN: 0363-7913 ISO Abbreviation: R I Med J Publication Date: 1991 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-04-05 Completed Date: 1991-04-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605981 Medline TA: R I Med J Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. |
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Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Bacterial Infections / epidemiology* Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Meningitis / epidemiology* Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Rhode Island / epidemiology |
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