Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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作者：
da Silva, Wallace Andrino [1 ]
Pinheiro, Aline Macedo [1 ]
Coutinho, Leonam Gomes [1 ]
Carneiro Marinho, Luis Alberto [2 ]
Agnez Lima, Lucymara Fassarella [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Mol Biol & Genom, Dept Cell Biol & Genet, Ctr Biosci, Natal, RN, Brazil
[2] Reference Hosp Infect Dis Giselda Trigueiro, Natal, RN, Brazil
来源：
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL | 2010年 / 43卷 / 04期
关键词：
Bacterial meningitis; Epidemiology; Brazil; CHILDREN;
D O I：
10.1590/S0037-86822010000400023
中图分类号：
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要：
Introduction: Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) remains a public health problem in Brazil. To evaluate the epidemiology of ABM cases at Giselda Trigueiro Hospital, Rio Grande do Norte, a descriptive retrospective survey was conducted covering 2005 to 2008. Methods: Clinical and laboratory data were collected from the epidemiology department of the hospital and analyzed. Results: Out of 168 ABM cases, 24.4%, 10.7%, and 2.4% were, respectively, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenza b, and 5.4% by other bacteria. The mean age was 22.48 +/- 18.7 years old. Conclusions: Streptococcus pneumoniae was the main causative pathogen in the young urban population.
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