Naslov
Epidemiological Characteristics of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in the Split-Dalmatia County 1996-2010

Autori
Klišmanić, Zorana ; Barač Juretić, Katja ; Tripković, Ingrid

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 52 (2013), 4; 485-491

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
Meningitis; meningococcal – epidemiology; Croatia; Split-Dalmatia County

Sažetak
Sažetak The aim of this paper is to present epidemiological features of reported patients with invasive meningococcal disease in the Split-Dalmatia County in the period from January 1996 to December 2010. During the 15-year period (1996-2010), a total of 119 patients were reported to have invasive meningococcal disease, yielding a mean annual incidence rate of 1.7/100, 000 inhabitants. There were 69 (58%) male and 50 (42%) female patients. Five of 119 patients died, yielding a case fatality rate of 4.2%. Among 83/119 (70%) cases with proven etiology, serogroup was determined in 56/83 (67.5%) patients, whereas in 28/83 (32.5%) patients serogroup could not be determined. The most common serogroup was B, found in 43/56 (76.8%) patients. During the 1996-2010 period, dissemination of the disease in epidemic proportions was not recorded.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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