Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis in the Italian Hospital of Desio: A Twenty-Year Retrospective Study

Bacterial meningitis is a severe infection with a high fatality rate, and affects children in particular. Three vaccines against the most common bacterial causatives of meningitis, <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> type b, <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>, and <i>Neisseria m...

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Published in:	Applied Microbiology
Main Authors:	Jari Intra, Davide Carcione, Roberta Maria Sala, Claudia Siracusa, Paolo Brambilla, Valerio Leoni
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Subjects:	bacterial meningitis surveillance data <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> vaccine
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8007/4/1/33

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