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Meningitis and Bacteremia due to Neisseria Meningitidis: Clinical and Laboratory Findings in 69 Cases from Örebro County, 1965 to 1977

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Pages 111-119 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015
 

Abstract

The records for 69 patients with meningococcal disease during 13 years in Örebro County were reviewed. The mean incidence during this period was 2.0/100 000 persons/year. The age group <1 year had the highest incidence, 15/100 000 infants/year. The mortality was 7.2% and sequelae were found in 13% of the patients. Four factors were significantly more frequent in the 7 patients with psycho-neurological sequelae: (1) Age >40 years; (2) A condition prior to meningococcal disease that might have been associated with a lowered resistance; (3) Muscular hypertonia and/or marked irritability on admission; (4) Fever >8 days after initiation of adequate treatment. Prodromal symptoms from the upper respiratory tract were noted in 50% of the cases. Signs and symptoms before and on admission, laboratory data and complicating events were analysed for each of 4 groups: meningitis without meningococcemia (12 patients); meningitis with meningococcemia (46); fulminant meningococcemia without meningitis (6); and benign meningococcemia (5).

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