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Meningitis in excessive alcohol consumers acquired in the community.

Benca J, Bartosovic I, Kalavsky E, Kisac P, Hanobik F, Bielova M, Duong L.
Journal Article 2007; 28(Suppl 4): 18-19 PubMed PMID: 18030252 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Alcoholism:complications, Community-Acquired Infections:epidemiology, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Meningitis, Bacterial:complications, Meningitis, Pneumococcal:complications, Risk Factors, Slovakia:epidemiology, Treatment Outcome,.   

: Etiology, risk factors, treatment and outcome of 21 cases of bacterial meningitis diagnosed in excessive alcohol consumers within 5 years of national community acquired meningitis survey in Slovakia is reported....

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National 14 years survey of 171 cases nosocomial meningitis in children and comparison of two periods 1993-1998 to 1999-2006.

Rudinsky B, Ondrusova A, Kisac P, Sramka M, Beno P, Miklosko J, Freybergh P, Bauer F, Huttova M.
Comparative Study 2007; 28(Suppl 2): 11-14 PubMed PMID: 17558366 Citation  Keywords:  Child, Child, Preschool, Cross Infection:epidemiology, Data Collection, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections:epidemiology, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Meningitis, Bacterial:epidemiology, Risk Factors, Slovakia:epidemiology, Staphylococcal Infections:ep.   

: In 1993-1998 and in 1999-2004 we have performed two surveys of pediatric bacterial meningitis in all 8 neurosurgery/pediatrics and infectious diseases departments in Slovakia. We have detected 101 and another 54 cases with attributable mortality of 15% and sequellae in 18%....

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