| Rates* and Case Fatality Percents of Invasive Meningococcal Disease by Age Group: |
| Denver Metropolitan Area^ and Colorado, 2011 |
| AGE GROUP (years) | Cases | Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIP^ No. | (EIP Rate*) | State No. | (State rate*) | State No. | (% of cases) | |
| <=1 | 2 | (2.9) | 3 | (2.3) | 0 | . |
| 2-4 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . |
| 5-14 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . |
| 15-24 | . | . | 1 | (0.1) | 0 | . |
| 25-34 | . | . | 1 | (0.1) | 0 | . |
| 35-49 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . |
| 50-64 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . |
| 65+ | 2 | (0.8) | 4 | (0.7) | 0 | . |
| Total | 4 | (0.2) | 9 | (0.2) | 0 | . |
| *Rates are per 100,000 population and based upon 2011-based population estimates, State Demography Office - DOLA |
| ^Emerging Infections Program area: Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties |
| Rates of Invasive Meningococcal Disease by County: |
| Denver Metropolitan Area^, 2011 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | (Rate*) | |
| ADAMS | 2 | (0.4) |
| ARAPAHOE | . | . |
| DENVER | 2 | (0.3) |
| DOUGLAS | . | . |
| JEFFERSON | . | . |
| *Rates are per 100,000 population and based upon 2011-based population estimates, State Demography Office - DOLA |
| ^Emerging Infections Program area: Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties |
| Sterile Sites from which Neisseria meningitidis was Isolated: |
| Denver Metropolitan Area^, 2011 |
| SITE OF ISOLATION | No.* | (% of cases) |
|---|---|---|
| CSF | 3 | (75.0) |
| Blood | 2 | (50.0) |
| *NM was isolated from one site in 3 cas and multiple sites in 1 case (Total cases=4) |
| NM was isolated only from blood in 1 case (25%) |
| ^Emerging Infections Program area: Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties |
| Clinical Syndromes Associated with Invasive Meningococcal Disease: |
| Denver Metropolitan Area^, 2011 |
| CLINICAL SYNDROME | No.* | (% of cases) |
|---|---|---|
| Meningitis | 3 | (75.0) |
| Bacteremic pneumonia | 1 | (25.0) |
| *Some cases may have more than one syndrome (Total cases=4) |
| ^Emerging Infections Program area: Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties |
| Underlying Conditions Associated with Invasive Meningococcal Disease: |
| Denver Metropolitan Area^, 2011 |
| UNDERLYING CONDITION | No.* | (% of cases) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Smoker | 2 | (50.0) |
| Emphysema/COPD | 1 | (25.0) |
| Diabetes | 1 | (25.0) |
| Other malignancy | 1 | (25.0) |
| *2 cases had more than one underlying condition |
| 2 (50%) had no underlying conditions; 0 cases were unknown (Total cases=4) |
| ^Emerging Infections Program area: Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties |