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An epidemiologic study of 140 patients with meningococcal disease admitted to Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Department of Pediatrics was performed 33 of patients were aged between 0 2 years and 67 were between 3 and 14 years Sex difference was not significant 71 of patients were admitted in winter and spring 42 of patients demonstrated meningococcal sepsis and meningitis 36 meningococcal sepsis 21 meningococcal meningitis The mortality rate was 7 3 The effect of sex on mortality could not be demonstrated The mortality rate of children aged between 0 6 months was higher than those between 7 24 months but was not different from the other age groups The mortality rate was very high in patients with fulminant disease Key words: Meningococcal Disease Epidemiology
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Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı nda meningokoksik hastalık tanısı konmuş 140 hasta epidemiyolojik açıdan incelendi Olguların 33 ü 0 2 yaş 67 si 3 14 yaş grubunda idi Cinsiyetler arasında anlamlı bir fark yoktu Hastaların 71 i kış ve ilkbahar aylarında başvurmuştu 42 olguda meningokok sepsis ve menenjiti 36 sında meningokok sepsisi 22 sinde ise meningokok menenjiti tablosu mevcuttu Mortalite oranı 7 3 idi Cinsiyetin mortalite üzerine etkisi gösterilemedi Mortalite; 0 6 ay arasında 7 24 aya göre yüksek iken diğer yaş gruplarından farklı değildi Hastalığın fulminan seyrettiği olgularda mortalite oranı çok yüksek bulundu Anahtar kelimeler: Meningokoksik Hastalık Epidemiyoloji
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| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | When the Turkish word exists |
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| Publication Date | March 1, 1992 |
| Published in Issue | Year 1992 Volume: 27 Issue: 1 |