Pneumococcal meningitis in Western Australian children: Epidemiology, microbiology and outcome

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 611-615

  King, B A ^a,c   Richmond, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Meningitis; Outcome; Pneumococcus; Prevention

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT DISEASE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTYPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINES, CONJUGATE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 8744298091     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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