Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Adolescents and Young Adults
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Prof. Dr. Mücahit EĞRİ
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | JAMA Journal of American Medical Association |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 08-2001 |
| Cilt No | 286 |
| Sayı | 6 |
| Özet |
| ContextIncidence of invasive meningococcal disease has increased recently in persons aged 15 through 24 years.ObjectiveTo characterize meningococcal infection in adolescents and young adults in Maryland during the 1990s.Design and SettingPopulation-based surveillance study for meningococcal disease from January 1, 1990, through December 31, 1999, in Maryland.PatientsMaryland residents diagnosed as having invasive meningococcal disease.Main Outcome MeasureInvasive meningococcal infection.ResultsOf 295 total cases, 71 (24.1%) occurred among persons aged 15 through 24 years. Sixteen (22.5%) of these cases were fatal. The annual incidence rate increased from 0.9 to 2.1 cases per 100 000 among 15 through 24 year olds (P = .01). The proportion of all disease increased from 16.0% to 28.9% (P = .03). The incidence and proportion of cases subsequently decreased to 1.0 and 16.4% in … |
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