[The analysis of the incidence of meningitis in children]. / Analiza zachorowan na zapalenie opon mózgowo-rdzeniowych u dzieci do trzeciego roku zycia.

The aim of the study is to present the results of epidemiological investigation in 142 infants and young children who suffered from meningitidis in the years 1987-1995. The most frequent cause of the disease was bacterial infection. The bacterial factors have been identified in 49% of those cases. Neisseria meningitidis was found to be most common bacteria that was responsible for the disease.