Pattern of bacterial meningitis in Italy, 1994

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-321

  Salmaso, Stefania ^a   Mastrantonio, Paola ^a   Scuderi, Gabriella ^a   Congiu, Maria Elena ^a   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^a   Pompa, Maria Grazia ^b   Squarcione, Salvatore ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Epidemiological surveillance; Incidence, Italy; N. meningitidis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INCIDENCE; ITALY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030794395     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007303502274     Document Type: Article

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