Epidemiology of Meningitis in Oman-Implications for Future Surveillance

• Main Authors: Padmamohan J. Kurup (Author), Seif Al-Abri (Author), Salim Al-Mahrooqi (Author), Amina Al-Jardani (Author), Shyam Bawikar (Author), Bader Al-Rawahi (Author), Idris Al-Abaidani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: This study aimed to understand the epidemiology of meningitis cases admitted to hospitals in Oman and to identify any changing microbial patterns from the introduction of the new vaccines. Methods: A retrospective analysis of all cases of meningitis reported through a national surveillan...