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- Title
THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IN NEW YORK CITY.
- Authors
HENNEBERGER, PAUL K.; GALAIDI, EDWARD I; MARR, JOHN S.
- Abstract
Henneberger, P. K. (Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029), E. I. Galald and J. S. Marr. The descriptive epidemiology of pneumococcal meningitis in New York City. 1983; 117: 484–91. A total of 348 cases of meningitis caused by were reported to and investigated by the New York City Department of Health during the six years 1973–1978. The descriptive epidemiology and completeness of reporting of this disease entity are presented. The total crude Incidence was estimated at 1.46 cases per 100, 000 population per year. The high-risk age categories were <5 years and ≥65 years. The incidence of pneumococcal meningitis for blacks with sickle cell disease was much greater than that for other blacks, who, in turn, had a higher rate than whites. The overall case fatality ratio was 0.590. The case fatality increased with Increasing age and was higher in nonwhttes than in whites. Twenty-four per cent of all cases had predisposing chronic conditions which would have qualified them for the polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine under the present guidelines.
- Publication
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1983, Vol 117, Issue 4, p484
- ISSN
0002-9262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113566