epidemiology of meningococcal disease in the panamanian pediatric population, 1998-2008. | worldwide public health authorities report 500,000 cases of invasive meningococcal disease with 50,000 deaths per year and 10-15% of sequelae in people affected. this study describes the epidemiology, microbiology, and clinical presentation of this disease in the panamanian pediatric population. | 2011 | 21628807 |