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  • Title: Bacterial meningitis in Arizona American Indian children.
    Author: Yost GC, Kaplan AM, Bustamante R, Ellison C, Hargrave AF, Randall DL.
    Journal: Am J Dis Child; 1986 Sep; 140(9):943-6. PubMed ID: 3488676.
    Abstract:
    Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Arizona infants and children. A retrospective review of 102 cases of meningitis occurring in the American Indian population documents the prevalence of the Haemophilus influenzae organism with a peak incidence in the first year of life. The rate of H influenzae resistance to ampicillin was 16%. Overall morbidity and mortality rates are comparable with reviews of diverse populations, but there is an exceptional mortality and prolonged hospitalization in patients less than 1 year of age. The development of an efficacious vaccine against H influenzae may substantially reduce and prevent this cause of meningitis.
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