Etiology of Bacterial Meningitis Among Children <5 Years Old in Côte d'Ivoire: Findings of Hospital-based Surveillance Before and After Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction

Etiology of Bacterial Meningitis Among Children <5 Years Old in Côte d'Ivoire: Findings of Hospital-based Surveillance Before and After Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction

BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis remains a major disease affecting children in Côte d'Ivoire. Thus, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), Côte d'Ivoire has implemented pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) surveillance at 2 sentinel hospitals in Abidjan, targeting the main...

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Hauptverfasser: Boni-Cisse, Catherine, Jarju, Sheikh, Bancroft, Rowan E, Lepri, Nicaise A, Kone, Hamidou, Kofi, N'zue, Britoh-Mlan, Alice, Zaba, Flore Sandrine, Usuf, Effua, Ndow, Peter Sylvanus, Worwui, Archibald, Mwenda, Jason M, Biey, Joseph N, Ntsama, Bernard, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda A, Antonio, Martin
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis remains a major disease affecting children in Côte d'Ivoire. Thus, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), Côte d'Ivoire has implemented pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) surveillance at 2 sentinel hospitals in Abidjan, targeting the main causes of PBM: Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus). Herein we describe the epidemiological characteristics of PBM observed in Côte d'Ivoire during 2010-2016. METHODS: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was collected from children aged
ISSN:1058-4838
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciz475