| haemophilus type b meningitis in saudi children under 5 years old. | this study was designed to determine the magnitude of bacterial meningitis in general and hib meningitis in particular among children below the age of 5 years. a population-based, prospective descriptive and analytical study was conducted in five regions, one each in northern, southern, eastern, western, and central parts of saudi arabia. active surveillance for cases of bacterial meningitis among the study population, which comprised 171,818 children under 5 years of age, was implemented. a tot ... | 2004 | 15233187 |