Invasive meningococcal disease in children and adults in a tertiary level hospital. Recent epidemiology and prognostic factors

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has a high morbidity and mortality in children and adults. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with IMD, to compare them among children and adults, and to determine prognostic factors and changes in epidemiology during a 14-year period. A retrospective study was conducted on patients admitted to a third level hospital with IMD between 2004 and...