The clinical features and long-term sequelae of invasive meningococcal disease in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 777-779

  Stein Zamir, Chen ^a,b   Shoob, Hanna ^a   Sokolov, Irina ^a   Kunbar, Amin ^a   Abramson, Nitza ^a   Zimmerman, Deena ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

children; invasive meningococcal disease; long term sequelae; N. meningitidis group B

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVOR; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HEARING LOSS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEARNING DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MORTALITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS;

EID: 84902545356     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000282     Document Type: Article

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