[seroepidemiology of meningococcal meningitis in lombardy]. | | 1982 | 6821232 |
[frequency and characterization of "neisseria lactamica" among the population of milan italy (author's transl)]. | in 1979, 4,941 asymptomatic subjects, ranging from children to adolescents and working-age adults living in the milan area, were examined for the presence of neisseriae in rhinopharyngeal exudate. 382 carriers of neisseriae were identified (7.7%); of these, 265 (5.3%) presented neisseria meningitidis and 117 (2.4%) neisseria lactamica. carriers of neisseria lactamica were found more frequently among children and adolescents than among adults of working age. the strains of neisseria lactamica iso ... | 1981 | 6803684 |
epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in lombardy region in the period 2000-2006. | 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 2000-200 ... | 2007 | 17802922 |