[[[ Aim of the study: ]]] The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2013. [[[ Introduction: ]]] In the last three years in Poland, about 3000 cases of meningitis and/or encephalitis of viral or bacterial etiology were recorded annually. [[[ Materials and methods: ]]] Assessment of the epidemiological situation of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2013, was based on the results of the analysis of epidemiological reports sent to the NIZP-PZH by the Regional Sanitary-Epidemiological Stations published in the annual bulletin “Infectious diseases and poisonings in Poland in 2013” and “Preventive immunizations in Poland in 2013”. [[[ Results: ]]] In 2013 in Poland 3,116 cases of bacterial meningitis and/or encephalitis were recorded. Almost 50% of these were viral infections. [[[ Summary and conclusions: ]]] The epidemiological situation of meningitis and/or encephalitis in Poland in 2013 compared to 2012 did not change significantly.
Meningitis and encephalitis in Poland in 2013
[Category] 폐렴구균 감염증,
[Article Type] article
[Source] pubmed
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