Publications

bacterial meningitis in navojo indians.	an analysis of 219 confirmed cases of bacterial meningitis among navajo indians during a 5-year period, july 1, 1968, through june 30, 1973, revealed that 56 percent were caused by haemophilus influenzae, 26 percent by neisseria meningitidis, 6 percent by mycobacterium tuberculosis, and 6 percent by other organisms. the annual incidence of h. influenzae meningitis (17.7 per 100,000 persons) and that of pneumococcal meningitis (8.0 per 100,000) were much higher than the rates for these diseases r ...	1976	824672
meningococcal disease in the united states--1986. meningococcal disease study group.	active surveillance for invasive meningococcal disease was conducted during 1986 and 1987 in six areas of the united states with a total population of approximately 34 million persons. the incidence of meningococcal disease was 1.3:10(5). the highest incidence of disease among the surveillance areas was in los angeles county (1.65:10(5). neisseria meningitidis serogroups b and c caused about equal amounts of disease, which reflects a recent increase in the incidence of group c disease. group c c ...	1991	1906910
laboratory-based surveillance for meningococcal disease in selected areas, united states, 1989-1991.	problem/condition: neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia in the united states. accurate surveillance for meningococcal disease is required to detect trends in patient characteristics, antibiotic resistance, and serogroup-specific incidence of disease. reporting period covered: january 1989 through december 1991. description of system: a case of meningococcal disease was defined by the isolation of n. meningitidis from a normally sterile site, such as bl ...	1993	8510639
the reporting of communicable diseases: a controlled study of neisseria meningitidis and haemophilus influenzae infections.	surveillance systems for communicable diseases in the united states are primarily passive. we compared the passive reporting system for invasive disease caused by neisseria meningitidis and haemophilus influenzae with a concurrent, active laboratory-based system in the four metropolitan counties of tennessee. the passive reporting system identified approximately 50% of all cases that were identified by the active system and accurately reflected trends in disease occurrence during the study perio ...	1995	7727666