Long-term mortality in patients diagnosed with meningococcal disease: a Danish nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In contrast to the case fatality rate of patients diagnosed with meningococcal disease (MD) the long-term mortality in these patients is poorly documented.

Methodology/principal findings

We performed a nationwide, population-based cohort study including all Danish patients diagnosed with MD from 1977 through 2006 and alive one year after diagnosis. Data was retrieved from the Danish National Hospital Register, the Danish Civil Registration System and the Danish Register of Causes of Death. For each patient four age- and gender-matched individuals were identified from the population cohort. The siblings of the MD patients and of the individuals from the population cohort were identified. We constructed Kaplan-Meier survival curves and used Cox regression analysis,

SUBMITTER: Roed C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2837384 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature