Author:
EL BUSHRA H. E.,HASSAN N. M. M.,AL-HAMDAN N. A.,AL-JEFFRI M. H.,TURKISTANI A. M.,AL-JUMAILY A.,ALI M. A.,RAHAMA A. M.
Abstract
We studied case-fatality rates (CFRs) among cases of meningococcal disease (MCD) admitted
to Makkah (Saudi Arabia) hospitals during the period 1988–97. Of 483 cases, 431 (89·2%)
were due to strains of serogroup A, 31 (6·4%) to serogroup W135, 16 (3·3%) to serogroup C,
and 5 (1·0%) to serogroup B. Eighty-one patients died (case fatality rate (CFR)) 16·8%, 95%
CI 13·5%, 20·4%). The CFR in infections due to serogroup A strains was 14·8%, and for
other serogroups it was 32·7% (95% CI 20·3%, 47·1%). The CFR of MCD due to N.
meningitidis serogroup A increased steadily with age (P < 0·05). Seeking first medical help at a
foreign Hajj medical mission and being treated in a non-specialized hospital were associated
with a higher case fatality rate.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Epidemiology
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