Abstract
In a case-control study within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California adult population, prior head or spine surgery was associated with increased Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis outside of the postoperative period (no prior head or spine surgery; odds ratio, 6.0 [95% confidence interval, 1.9-18.6]). Among the cases, only 33.3% had received any prior pneumococcal vaccinations.
Original language | English |
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Article number | ciy974 |
Pages (from-to) | 2120-2122 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- meningitis
- neurosurgery
- spine surgery
- vaccines
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases