1993년에 유행한 무균성 뇌막염

Abstract

From May to July 1993, we observed an epidemic of aseptic meningitis. We performed clinical and virological studies on 174 children with aseptic meningitis who had been admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, from May to July, 1993

The results were as follows;

1) This epidemic of aseptic meningitis was most prevalent in June 1993. The most of the patients were 3 to 6 years old and male to female ratio was 1.6 : 1.

2) The most patients suffered from fever, vomiting, headache, and abdominal pain was noticed in 36% of patients, characteristically.

3) In 7 cases among 10 randomly sampled cases, enterovirus was cultured. Among them, we performed serotyping in 3 cases and Echovirus 9 was isolated.

From May to July 1993, we observed an epidemic of aseptic meningitis. We performed clinical and virological studies on 174 children with aseptic meningitis who had been admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, from May to July, 1993

The results were as follows;

1) This epidemic of aseptic meningitis was most prevalent in June 1993. The most of the patients were 3 to 6 years old and male to female ratio was 1.6 : 1.

2) The most patients suffered from fever, vomiting, headache, and abdominal pain was noticed in 36% of patients, characteristically.

3) In 7 cases among 10 randomly sampled cases, enterovirus was cultured. Among them, we performed serotyping in 3 cases and Echovirus 9 was isolated.