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ArticleBMJ open2023

Recurrent bacterial meningitis in children in the Netherlands: a nationwide surveillance study.

Linde Snoek, Merel N van Kassel, Diederik L H Koelman, Arie van der Ende, Nina M van Sorge, Matthijs C Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek, Merijn W Bijlsma

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Linde SnoekDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0005-9466-3247
Merel N van KasselDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Diederik L H KoelmanDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Arie van der EndeDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Nina M van SorgeDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Matthijs C BrouwerDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Diederik van de BeekDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Merijn W BijlsmaNeuroinfection and Inflammation, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands m.bijlsma@amsterdamumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-3246-5083
Amsterdam Neuroscience · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to estimate the recurrence rate of culture-positive bacterial meningitis in children in the Netherlands.

designNationwide surveillance study, using the database of the Netherlands Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis to identify patients with culture-positive bacterial meningitis during childhood.

settingThe study was based in the Netherlands.

participantsA total of 9731 children with a first bacterial meningitis episode between 1 July 1987 and 30 June 2019 were identified. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Recurrence was defined as a subsequent episode >28 days, or caused by a different pathogen. Annual incidence and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) comparing the periods 1988-2003 and 2004-2019 were calculated. Predictors of recurrent meningitis were assessed using Cox proportional hazards regression.

resultsSixty-three (0.6%) of the 9731 children with a first bacterial meningitis episode contracted recurrent meningitis.

conclusionThe recurrence rate of childhood bacterial meningitis in the Netherlands was 0.6%. While the incidence rate of first episodes decreased substantially, this was not the case for recurrent episodes. Older age and a first episode due to

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Meningitis, BacterialNeisseria meningitidisNervous System MalformationsChildChild, PreschoolEscherichia coliHumansInfantNetherlandsStreptococcus pneumoniaeBACTERIOLOGYEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIESInfectious disease/HIVINFECTIOUS DISEASESPaediatric neurology

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PMID38159962
PMCPMC10759068
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