Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Resumo: | 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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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBacterial meningitisEpidemiologyBrazilINTRODUCTION: 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.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2010-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000400023Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.43 n.4 2010reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/S0037-86822010000400023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva,Wallace Andrino daPinheiro,Aline MacêdoCoutinho,Leonam GomesMarinho,Luis Alberto CarneiroLima,Lucymara Fassarella Agnezeng2010-08-17T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822010000400023Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2010-08-17T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Silva,Wallace Andrino da Bacterial meningitis Epidemiology Brazil |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Silva,Wallace Andrino da |
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Silva,Wallace Andrino da Pinheiro,Aline Macêdo Coutinho,Leonam Gomes Marinho,Luis Alberto Carneiro Lima,Lucymara Fassarella Agnez |
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Pinheiro,Aline Macêdo Coutinho,Leonam Gomes Marinho,Luis Alberto Carneiro Lima,Lucymara Fassarella Agnez |
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Silva,Wallace Andrino da Pinheiro,Aline Macêdo Coutinho,Leonam Gomes Marinho,Luis Alberto Carneiro Lima,Lucymara Fassarella Agnez |
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Bacterial meningitis Epidemiology Brazil |
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Bacterial meningitis Epidemiology Brazil |
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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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