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Bacterial Meningitis
New findings reported from C. Cabellos and co-authors describe advances in bacterial meningitis
May 5th, 2009
"Clinical characteristics, etiologies, evolution, and prognostic factors of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in elderly patients are not well known. To improve this knowledge, all episodes of community-acquired bacterial meningitis were prospectively recorded and cases occurring in patients >65 years old were selected," researchers in Barcelona, Spain report. "During the period 1977 2006, 675 episodes in adults (aged >= 18 yr) were recorded, with 185 (27%,) in patients aged >= 65 years old; 76 were male and 109 were female, with a mean age of 73 + 6 years (range, 65 93 yr). Causative microorganisms were Streptococcus, pneumoniae 74, Neisseria...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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