Etiological and epidemiological features of acute meningitis or encephalitis in China: a nationwide active surveillance study

• Main Authors: Li-Ping Wang (Author), Yang Yuan (Author), Ying-Le Liu (Author), Qing-Bin Lu (Author), Lu-Sha Shi (Author), Xiang Ren (Author), Shi-Xia Zhou (Author), Hai-Yang Zhang (Author), Xiao-Ai Zhang (Author), Xin Wang (Author), Yi-Fei Wang (Author), Sheng-Hong Lin (Author), Cui-Hong Zhang (Author), Meng-Jie Geng (Author), Jun Li (Author), Shi-Wen Zhao (Author), Zhi-Gang Yi (Author), Xiao Chen (Author), Zuo-Sen Yang (Author), Lei Meng (Author), Xin-Hua Wang (Author), Ai-Li Cui (Author), Sheng-Jie Lai (Author), Meng-Yang Liu (Author), Yu-Liang Zhu (Author), Wen-Bo Xu (Author), Yu Chen (Author), Zheng-Hong Yuan (Author), Meng-Feng Li (Author), Liu-Yu Huang (Author), Huai-Qi Jing (Author), Zhong-Jie Li (Author), Wei Liu (Author), Li-Qun Fang (Author), Jian-Guo Wu (Author), Simon I. Hay (Author), Wei-Zhong Yang (Author), George F. Gao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Acute meningitis or encephalitis (AME) results from a neurological infection causing high case fatality and severe sequelae. AME lacked comprehensive surveillance in China. Methods: Nation-wide surveillance of all-age patients with AME syndromes was conducted in 144 sentinel hos...