Background. Large epidemiological studies evaluating the etiologies, management
decisions, and outcomes of adults with meningitis or encephalitis in the United States (US) …

Background: Large epidemiologic studies evaluating the etiologies, management decisions
and outcomes of infants and children with meningitis and encephalitis in the United States …

Background Encephalitis rates by etiology and acute-phase outcomes for encephalitis in the
21st century are largely unknown. We sought to evaluate cause-specific rates of encephalitis …

Objectives To monitor epidemiological trends of infectious meningitis (bacterial and viral)
and encephalitis in Denmark. Methods Nationwide prospective observational study of all …

We performed a literature search in the Medline database, using the PubMed website. The
incidence of presumably infectious encephalitis is estimated at 1.5–7 cases/100,000 …

Clinical features applicable to the entire spectrum of viral meningitis are limited, and
prognostic factors for adverse outcomes are undetermined. This nationwide population …

Objective: To estimate the burden of encephalitis-associated hospitalizations in the United
States for 1998–2010. Methods: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a nationally …

Bacterial meningitis is uncommon but causes significant mortality and morbidity, despite
optimum antibiotic therapy. A clinical trial in 301 patients showed a beneficial effect of …

Background The rate of bacterial meningitis declined by 55% in the United States in the
early 1990s, when the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine for infants …

Encephalitis causes high rates of illness and death, yet its epidemiology remains poorly
understood. To improve incidence estimates in England and inform priority setting and …