The clinical features and long-term sequelae of invasive meningococcal disease in children.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 33(7): 777-9, 2014 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24622347
ABSTRACT
We evaluated the outcome of invasive meningococcal disease in children <15 years of age (n = 181). Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B comprised 78% of bacterial isolates. Case fatality rate was 11.6%. In follow-up interviews (115/160 survivors, 72%), at least 1 long-term sequela was reported in 38/115 children (33%), including learning-academic difficulties (22.6%), hearing impairment (7%), neurologic (12.2%), behavioral (14.8%) and motor (10.4%) deficits.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos Psicomotores
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Pérdida Auditiva
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Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje
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Trastornos de la Memoria
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Meningitis Meningocócica
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Neisseria meningitidis
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel