| invasive meningococcal disease in children in jerusalem. | neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of childhood meningitis and septicaemia. between 1999 and 2005, 133 invasive meningococcal disease (imd) cases occurred in jerusalem, 112 (84.2%) of them in children aged 0-14 years. the annual incidence rate in jerusalem was higher than the national average (2.45+/-0.6 vs. 1.13+/-0.16/100 000 population, p=0.002). most of the children (82.1%) were from low socio-economic arab and jewish ultra-orthodox communities; mortality was higher among arab than ... | 2008 | 17662169 |