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Working group on bacterial meningitis and related conditions: second report
| Title: | Working group on bacterial meningitis and related conditions: second report |
| Authors: | Department of Health and Children (DOHC) |
| Publisher: | Department of Health and Children (DOHC) |
| Issue Date: | Jul-1999 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/248636 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | en |
| Description: | Bacterial meningitis and septicaemia are systemic infections caused by a variety of
organisms, the most common being Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type B,
(Hib) and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
The epidemiology of these conditions in the western world has been well described. This is
particularly so in respect of the most commonly occurring of these infections in this country,
meningococcal disease. This infection is spread by direct contact, can affect any age group
but is concentrated mainly in infancy and early childhood. It occurs mainly sporadically but
occasionally in epidemic form. Cases are reported throughout the year but the infection
peaks during the winter months and carries a case fatality rate cf up to 10%. |
| Keywords: | MENINGITIS
INFECTION CONTROL |
| Appears in Collections: | Government Reports
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