Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis
Introduction. Bacterial meningitis is a severe disease with high mortality and frequent residual neurological sequelae. It is associated with multiple risk factors. The aim of the study was to establish the main risk factors associated with bacterial meningitis and to outline the incidence of chroni...
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| author | Argirova P. Kalchev Y. Murdjeva M. Stoycheva M. |
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| description | Introduction. Bacterial meningitis is a severe disease with high mortality and frequent residual neurological sequelae. It is associated with multiple risk factors. The aim of the study was to establish the main risk factors associated with bacterial meningitis and to outline the incidence of chronic diseases in patients with bacterial meningitis and their relationship to the patients’ age and etiology of meningitis, if any. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7341014212d47fb80b438be757cd5ae2023-05-31T06:59:40ZengSciendoActa Medica Bulgarica2719-53842023-06-01502202510.2478/amb-2023-0015Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial MeningitisArgirova P.0Kalchev Y.1Murdjeva M.2Stoycheva M.31Department of Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria3Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology “Prof. Dr. Elissay Yanev”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria3Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology “Prof. Dr. Elissay Yanev”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria1Department of Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, BulgariaIntroduction. Bacterial meningitis is a severe disease with high mortality and frequent residual neurological sequelae. It is associated with multiple risk factors. The aim of the study was to establish the main risk factors associated with bacterial meningitis and to outline the incidence of chronic diseases in patients with bacterial meningitis and their relationship to the patients’ age and etiology of meningitis, if any.https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2023-0015bacterial meningitisetiologyrisk factorscomorbidity |
| spellingShingle | Argirova P. Kalchev Y. Murdjeva M. Stoycheva M. Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis Acta Medica Bulgarica bacterial meningitis etiology risk factors comorbidity |
| title | Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis |
| title_full | Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis |
| title_fullStr | Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis |
| title_short | Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis |
| title_sort | risk factors and comorbidity in patients with bacterial meningitis |
| topic | bacterial meningitis etiology risk factors comorbidity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2023-0015 |
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