Abstract

The author analyzes the incidence of meningitis in patients with age ranging 0-12 years old treated in Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Manaus, during a period of two years. The illness is correlated with the etiological agent, treatment, follow-up, immediate and late complications, as well as the death by the illness. Comparison of results in this hospital experience with the literature allows a profile of the situation of meningitis in the State of Amazonas, Brazil.

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