Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
The Lancet Neurology
Fecha de publicación: 01 december 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30387-9
Autores: Joseph Raymond Zunt, Nicholas J Kassebaum, Natacha Blake, Linda Glennie, Claire Wright, Emma Nichols, Foad Abd-Allah, Jemal Abdela, Ahmed Abdelalim
Background: Acute meningitis has a high case-fatality rate and survivors can have severe lifelong disability. We aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and trends of global meningitis burden that could help to guide introduction, continuation, and ongoing development of vaccines and treatment programmes.
