Multicenter Surveillance of Invasive Meningococcal Infections in Children
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Vol. 118 (4), e979-e984
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-0281
Abstract
OBJECTIVES. Meningococcal disease continues to result in substantial morbidity and mortality in children, but there is limited recent surveillance information regarding serogroup distribution and outcome in children in the United States. The objective of this study was to collect demographic, clinical, laboratory, and outcome information for infants and children who had Neisseria meningitidis infections of various serogroups and were cared for in 10 pediatric hospitals.Keywords
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