Gillespie S H, McShane M A
Ulster Med J. 1988 Oct;57(2):167-71.
A series of 26 cases of meningitis occurring in one year in a defined area is presented. The clinical features, and complications are reviewed. Neisseria meningitidis occurred twice as commonly as Haemophilus influenzae, suggesting that the pattern of infection differs from that reported in England and Wales. An incidence of 4.6/100,000 for N. meningitidis is reported exceeding rates of infection in previous UK "epidemics".
本文呈现了某特定地区一年内发生的26例脑膜炎病例。对其临床特征及并发症进行了回顾。脑膜炎奈瑟菌的发生频率是流感嗜血杆菌的两倍,这表明感染模式与英格兰和威尔士报道的不同。据报道,脑膜炎奈瑟菌的发病率为4.6/10万,超过了英国以往“疫情”中的感染率。