Changing epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among adults in England and Wales 1991-2002

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 567-569

  Gjini, A B ^a   Stuart, James M ^b   Lawlor, D A ^a   Cartwright, K A V ^b   Christensen, H ^c   Ramsay, M ^c   Heyderman, R S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Protection Agency Laboratory ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 33646151878     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005595     Document Type: Article

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