EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MENINGITIS CASES NOTIFIEDIN PONTA GROSSA MUNICIPALITY - PR, 2001-2005

In Paraná, 2,800 cases of meningitis are reported annually. This study aimed to: describe the epidemiological profile ofthe meningitis cases notified and confirmed in the municipality of Ponta Grossa – Parana State/Brazil and to analyze the mortality rateof this disease per year, between 2001 and 2...

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Main Authors: Valéria Beatris Labiak, Caroliny Stocco, Maysa de Lima Leite, Jorim Sousa das Virgens Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2007-09-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v12i3.10024