TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in Lombardy Region in the period 2000-2006
AU - Pavan, Anna
AU - Antinori, Spinello
AU - Belloni, Annamaria
AU - Boccazzi, Antonio
AU - Castelli, Francesco
AU - Gramegna, Maria
AU - Magliano, Enrico
AU - Marone, Piero
AU - Montomoli, Cristina
AU - Tinelli, Marco
AU - Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
AU - Macchi, Luigi
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - Epidemiological study of bacterial meningitis, particularly those forms susceptible to vaccination, is an indispensable tool in choosing vaccination strategies. Lombardy Region, where approximately 20% of the Italian population resides, has conducted an in-depth study on invasive meningococcal diseases and pneumococcal meningitis using available health statistics and performing a control of single cases to achieve complete knowledge of the phenomenon. The results, relating to the period 2000-2006, indicate limited incidence rates both for the general population and childhood age groups that do not justify hypotheses of a universal offering of the specific vaccines. However, the healthcare system must equip itself with additional tools for the identification of the serogroups and serotypes responsible for disease as a further support for possible choices modifying the current vaccination policies.
AB - Epidemiological study of bacterial meningitis, particularly those forms susceptible to vaccination, is an indispensable tool in choosing vaccination strategies. Lombardy Region, where approximately 20% of the Italian population resides, has conducted an in-depth study on invasive meningococcal diseases and pneumococcal meningitis using available health statistics and performing a control of single cases to achieve complete knowledge of the phenomenon. The results, relating to the period 2000-2006, indicate limited incidence rates both for the general population and childhood age groups that do not justify hypotheses of a universal offering of the specific vaccines. However, the healthcare system must equip itself with additional tools for the identification of the serogroups and serotypes responsible for disease as a further support for possible choices modifying the current vaccination policies.
KW - Bacterial meningitis
KW - Meningococcal disease
KW - Pneumococcal disease
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17802922
AN - SCOPUS:34547959528
VL - 30
SP - 340
EP - 345
JO - New Microbiologica
JF - New Microbiologica
SN - 1121-7138
IS - 3
ER -