| An epidemic of meningococcal infection at Zaria, Northern Nigeria. 2. The changing clinical pattern. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 531910 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
1,003 patients with meningococcal disease admitted to a single hospital during the course of a three-month epidemic were studied. A progressive decline in mortality, especially among patients with acute meningococcaemia, and a falling incidence of systemic and severe neurological complications among patients with meningitis were observed. It is suggested that the virulence of the causative group A meningococcus declined as the epidemic progressed. |
| | |
Authors:
|
B M Greenwood; P G Cleland; M H Haggie; L S Lewis; J T Macfarlane; A Taqi; H C Whittle |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume: 73 ISSN: 0035-9203 ISO Abbreviation: Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 1979 |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1980-04-17 Completed Date: 1980-04-17 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7506129 Medline TA: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 563-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks / epidemiology* Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Meningitis, Meningococcal / complications, epidemiology, mortality Meningococcal Infections / complications, drug therapy, epidemiology* Nigeria Sepsis / etiology, mortality |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: An epidemic of meningococcal infection at Zaria, Northern Nigeria. 1. General epidemiological featur...
Next Document: An epidemic of meningococcal infection at Zaria, Northern Nigeria. 3. Meningococcal carriage.