Bacterial meningitis among Roma ethnic minority

F Hanobik; M Bielova; A Streharova; A Liskova; A Ondrusova; F Bauer; M Karvaj; R Luzica

Bacterial meningitis among Roma ethnic minority

Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2007 Nov:28 Suppl 3:27.

Authors

F Hanobik¹, M Bielova, A Streharova, A Liskova, A Ondrusova, F Bauer, M Karvaj, R Luzica

Affiliation

¹ St. Elizabeth University, Institute of Social Work for Romas, Bardejov, Slovakia.

PMID: 18030273

Abstract

Etiology and risk factors such as malnutrition, diabetes, otitis/sinusitis, alcohol abuse, tuberculosis, low birth weigh as well as mortality and neurologic sequellea in Roma ethnic minority with community acquired bacterial meningitis (CBM) was assessed and compared to all CBM cases.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Community-Acquired Infections / mortality
Community-Acquired Infections / therapy
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Malnutrition / complications*
Malnutrition / ethnology
Meningitis, Bacterial / ethnology*
Meningitis, Bacterial / mortality
Meningitis, Bacterial / therapy
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Risk Factors
Roma / statistics & numerical data*
Slovakia / epidemiology
Statistics, Nonparametric