Yıl 2006,
Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 49 - 53, 01.06.2006
Öz
Aim: To describe an outbreak of serogroup B neisseria meningitidis occurred in Trinidad during 1998. Methods: Epidemiological survey was conducted following the identification of the fist case in El Socorroi Trinidat. Results: Thirteen other cases were detected with the majority found among the
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Tikhomirove E, Santamaria M, Esteves, K. Meningococcal disease: public health burden and control. World Health Stat Q 1997;50:170-7
- Issack MI, Ragavoodoo C. Hajj-Related Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup W135 in Mauritius. Emerg. Infect Dis 2002; 8(3):332-4
- Tyrrell GJ, Chui L, Johnson M, Chang N, Rennie RP, Talbot JA: The Edmonton Meningococcal Study Group. Outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis 2002; 8(5):519-21 4. WHO. Control of Epidemic meningococcalDisease; WHO Practical Guidelines, 2nd ed. Geneva, 1998, World Health Organization
- Ali Z. Neonatal meningitis: a 3-year retrospective study at the Mount Hope Women’s Hospital, Trinidad, West Indies. J Trop Pediatr 1995;41:109-11
- Williams, LP, Monteil M. A retrospective analysis of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in Trinidad. W I Med J 2000; 49:61-4
- Morley SL, Cole MJ, Ison CA et al. Immunogenicity of a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine against multiple Neisseria meningitidis strains in infants. Paediatr Infect Dis J 2001;20:1054-61
- Barton-Forbes MA, Samms-Vaughan S, Irons B. Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease in Jamaica, 1990-1993. W I Med J 2000;49:200-4
- Anon . Report of the Central Statistical Office (Memiographed Document), Port of Spain, 1998, Government of Trinidad and Tobago
- Greenwood B. The Epidemiology of acute bacterial meningitis in tropical Africa. In: Bacterial Meningitis, Williams, J and Burnie, J (Editors). London: Academic Press.1987, p:61-91
- Gagneux S, Wirth T, Hodgson A et al. Clonal grouping in subgroup X Neisseria meningitidis. Emerg Infect Dis 2002;8: 462-6
- Moore PS. Meningococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa: a model for the epidemic process. Clin Inf Dis 1992;14: 515-25
- Molesworth AM, Thomson MC, Connor SJ et al. Where is the Meningitis belt? Defining an area at risk of epidemic meningitis in Africa. Trans Roy Soc Trop Med Hyg 2002;96:242-9
Yıl 2006,
Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 49 - 53, 01.06.2006
Öz
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Tikhomirove E, Santamaria M, Esteves, K. Meningococcal disease: public health burden and control. World Health Stat Q 1997;50:170-7
- Issack MI, Ragavoodoo C. Hajj-Related Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup W135 in Mauritius. Emerg. Infect Dis 2002; 8(3):332-4
- Tyrrell GJ, Chui L, Johnson M, Chang N, Rennie RP, Talbot JA: The Edmonton Meningococcal Study Group. Outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis 2002; 8(5):519-21 4. WHO. Control of Epidemic meningococcalDisease; WHO Practical Guidelines, 2nd ed. Geneva, 1998, World Health Organization
- Ali Z. Neonatal meningitis: a 3-year retrospective study at the Mount Hope Women’s Hospital, Trinidad, West Indies. J Trop Pediatr 1995;41:109-11
- Williams, LP, Monteil M. A retrospective analysis of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in Trinidad. W I Med J 2000; 49:61-4
- Morley SL, Cole MJ, Ison CA et al. Immunogenicity of a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine against multiple Neisseria meningitidis strains in infants. Paediatr Infect Dis J 2001;20:1054-61
- Barton-Forbes MA, Samms-Vaughan S, Irons B. Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease in Jamaica, 1990-1993. W I Med J 2000;49:200-4
- Anon . Report of the Central Statistical Office (Memiographed Document), Port of Spain, 1998, Government of Trinidad and Tobago
- Greenwood B. The Epidemiology of acute bacterial meningitis in tropical Africa. In: Bacterial Meningitis, Williams, J and Burnie, J (Editors). London: Academic Press.1987, p:61-91
- Gagneux S, Wirth T, Hodgson A et al. Clonal grouping in subgroup X Neisseria meningitidis. Emerg Infect Dis 2002;8: 462-6
- Moore PS. Meningococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa: a model for the epidemic process. Clin Inf Dis 1992;14: 515-25
- Molesworth AM, Thomson MC, Connor SJ et al. Where is the Meningitis belt? Defining an area at risk of epidemic meningitis in Africa. Trans Roy Soc Trop Med Hyg 2002;96:242-9
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Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Bölüm | Makaleler |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Haziran 2006 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2006 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2 |