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A study of 280 cases of neonatal meningitis in The Netherlands.

The Journal of infection ·Vol. 9 ·No. 2 ·1984-09-00 ·Pages 177-84

Mulder CJ, Zanen HC

Abstract

Within the framework of a more extensive study of the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in The Netherlands (1976-1982), 280 cases of neonatal meningitis were investigated retrospectively. Escherichia coli (132 cases, 47%), Streptococcus agalactiae (68 cases, 24%), Listeria monocytogenes (12 cases, 4%) were the organisms most commonly isolated. The mortality rate for these 280 cases was 27%. The male-female ratio was 1.33:1. The minimum incidence for The Netherlands was calculated to be 23 per 100 000 live births.

MeSH Terms

Bacteria/isolation & purification Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology Escherichia coli/isolation & purification Escherichia coli Infections/epidemiology,microbiology Female Hospitals, General Hospitals, University Humans Infant, Newborn Listeria monocytogenes/isolation & purification Male Meningitis/epidemiology,microbiology,mortality Meningitis, Listeria/epidemiology Netherlands Retrospective Studies Sex Factors Streptococcal Infections/epidemiology,microbiology Streptococcus agalactiae/isolation & purification

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Mulder C J

Zanen H C

Article Info

Journal

The Journal of infection

Abbr.

J Infect

ISSN

0163-4453

DOI

10.1016/s0163-4453(84)91351-3

Published

1984-09-00

Pages

177-84

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

7908424

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