Relevance of enteroviruses in neonatal meningitis.

Introduction: Enterovirus (EV) infections are the most frequent infections in the neonatal period and in many cases lead to hospital admission of the newborn (NB). The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of EV in the etiology of neonatal meningitis and to define the clinical characteristics of newborns with EV meningitis.

Material And Method: Retrospective observational cohort study.

[Evaluation of the immunity level achieved with the oral polio vaccine in schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years of Catalonia (Spain)].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the immunity level achieved with oral polio vaccine in schoolchildren aged 6-12 years of Catalonia (Spain).

Subjects And Method: The prevalence of antibodies against poliovirus 1, 2 and 3 was investigated using the neutralizing technique in a representative (n = 197) sample of schoolchildren aged 6-12 years of Catalonia (Spain) obtained in 2001.

Results: The prevalence of antibodies was 94.