Meningitis caused by neisseria meningitidis, hemophilus influenzae type b and streptococcus pneumoniae during 2005-2012 in Turkey: A multicenter prospective surveillance study

Authors :: Mustafa Hacimustafaoglu
Mehmet Ceyhan
Gulnar Sensoy
Fatih Akin
Nezahat Gürler
Zafer Kurugöl
Ahmet Emre Aycan
Yavuz Coşkun
Sengul Ozkan
Yildiz Camcioglu
Nuran Salman
Solmaz Celebi
Ahmet Faik Oner
Olcay Yasa
Nurşen Belet
Ener Cagri Dinleyici
Yasemin Ozsurekci
Hakan Uzun
Emre Alhan
Eda Karadag Oncel
Denizmen Aygun
Venhar Gurbuz
Melike Keser
Mehmet Ali Taş
Melda Celik
Çukurova Üniversitesi
OMÜ
İç Hastalıkları
Ege Üniversitesi
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Landes Bioscience, 2014.
Abstract: WOS: 000348316800043<br />PubMed: 25483487<br />Successful vaccination policies for protection from bacterial meningitis are dependent on determination of the etiology of bacterial meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were obtained prospectively from children from 1 month to<br />Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics; GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKline<br />The study was supported by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics (for 5 years) and by GlaxoSmithKline (for 2 years). The authors declare that they have no other conflicts of interest.

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