Epidemiology of meningitis in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2000-2005

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-312

  Dash, Nihar ^a,d   Ameen, Abdulmajeed S ^b   Sheek Hussein, Mohamud M ^c   Smego Jr , Raymond A ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

^d OMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Oman)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Meningitis; Middle East

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 34347271320     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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