Hospital admissions for meningococcal infection in Spain (1997-2005)

Journal of Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-20

  San Roman Montero, J M ^a   Gil Prieto, R ^a   Gomez Alejandre, C ^a   Alvaro Meca, L ^a   Portugal, P ^a   Gil de Miguel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Meningitis, meningococcal; Neisseria meningitides; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59249086474     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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