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

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

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 ho...

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Main Authors: Li-Ping Wang, Yang Yuan, Ying-Le Liu, Qing-Bin Lu, Lu-Sha Shi, Xiang Ren, Shi-Xia Zhou, Hai-Yang Zhang, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Xin Wang, Yi-Fei Wang, Sheng-Hong Lin, Cui-Hong Zhang, Meng-Jie Geng, Jun Li, Shi-Wen Zhao, Zhi-Gang Yi, Xiao Chen, Zuo-Sen Yang, Lei Meng, Xin-Hua Wang, Ai-Li Cui, Sheng-Jie Lai, Meng-Yang Liu, Yu-Liang Zhu, Wen-Bo Xu, Yu Chen, Zheng-Hong Yuan, Meng-Feng Li, Liu-Yu Huang, Huai-Qi Jing, Zhong-Jie Li, Wei Liu, Li-Qun Fang, Jian-Guo Wu, Simon I. Hay, Wei-Zhong Yang, George F. Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Subjects:
meningitis
encephalitis
sentinel surveillance
etiology
China
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606521002704

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