Cellesi C, Rossolini A, Balestrieri G, Marinacci G, Pavesio D, Soŕanzo M L, Titone L, Vierucci A, Stroffolini T
Istituto di Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Siena, Italy.
New Microbiol. 1995 Apr;18(2):183-6.
A retrospective survey on the epidemiology of H. Influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis was carried out in seven Italian hospitals. During the period 1987-1991, 95 (16.3%) Hib meningitis cases out of 581 bacterial meningitis cases were observed. The proportion of Hib meningitis was lowest in 1987 (11.3%); elevated in 1988 (17.9%); thereafter it did not change. A male preponderance was observed (Sex ratio 1.6). The age distribution showed that 93.7% of cases occurred in subjects < 5 years, 53.7% of cases in those < 1 year. Although Hib meningitis accounts for a small proportion of all bacterial meningitis, it is also a major problem in Italy in early childhood, because nearly all cases occur in children < 5 years.
在意大利的七家医院开展了一项关于b型流感嗜血杆菌(Hib)脑膜炎流行病学的回顾性调查。在1987年至1991年期间,581例细菌性脑膜炎病例中观察到95例(16.3%)Hib脑膜炎病例。Hib脑膜炎的比例在1987年最低(11.3%);1988年有所升高(17.9%);此后没有变化。观察到男性占优势(性别比为1.6)。年龄分布显示,93.7%的病例发生在5岁以下的儿童,53.7%的病例发生在1岁以下的儿童。虽然Hib脑膜炎在所有细菌性脑膜炎中占比很小,但在意大利它也是幼儿期的一个主要问题,因为几乎所有病例都发生在5岁以下的儿童。