Epidemiology, Prevalence and Clinical Diagnosis of Meningitis at Abbassia FeverHospital, Cairo, 1966-1989

摘要

The United States Naval Medical Research Unit No.3 and the Abbassia FeverHospital in Cairo, Egypt have together diagnosed and treated 7809 patients admitted to a meningitis ward since 1966. Aetiological diagnosis was based on clinical evaluation and laboratory studies. Marked increases in annual admissions