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doi:10.22028/D291-36554
Titel: | Epidemiology of paediatric meningitis in central Côte d’Ivoire after the implementation of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination |
VerfasserIn: | Touré, Fidèle S. Kouame, Samson Tia, Honoré Monemo, Pacôme Cissé, Amadou Diané, Bamourou Becker, Sören L. Akoua-Koffi, Chantal |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel: | New Microbiologica |
Bandnummer: | 40 |
Heft: | 3 |
Seiten: | 170-174 |
Verlag/Plattform: | Edizioni Internazionali srl |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Streptococcus pneumoniae Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Côte d’Ivoire Diagnosis |
DDC-Sachgruppe: | 610 Medizin, Gesundheit |
Dokumenttyp: | Journalartikel / Zeitschriftenartikel |
Abstract: | Infectious meningitis accounts for enormous morbidity worldwide, but there is a paucity of data on its regional epidemiology in resource-constrained settings of sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present a study on the aetiology of paediatric meningitis in central Côte d’Ivoire. Between June 2012 and December 2013, all cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples drawn at the University Teaching Hospital Bouaké were examined for the presence of bacterial and fungal pathogens. A causative agent was detected in 31 out of 833 CSF specimens (3.7%), with the most prevalent pathogens being Streptococcus pneumoniae (n=15) and Neisseria meningitidis (n=5). With the exception of neonates, these two bacteria were the most common agents in all age groups. Of note, only a single case of Haemophilus influenzae meningitis was detected. Hence, this study reports a considerable shift in the epidemiology of paediatric meningitis in central Côte d’Ivoire. Following the implementation of a nation-wide childhood vaccination programme against H. influenzae type b, this pathogen was much less frequently reported than in previous studies. The integration of specific vaccines against S. pneumoniae and N. meningitidis into the childhood vaccination programme in Côte d’Ivoire holds promise to further reduce the burden due to infectious meningitis. |
URL der Erstveröffentlichung: | http://www.newmicrobiologica.org/PUB/allegati_pdf/2017/3/170.pdf |
Link zu diesem Datensatz: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:291--ds-365546 hdl:20.500.11880/33206 http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-36554 |
ISSN: | 1121-7138 |
Datum des Eintrags: | 22-Jun-2022 |
Fakultät: | M - Medizinische Fakultät |
Fachrichtung: | M - Infektionsmedizin |
Professur: | M - Prof. Dr. Sören Becker |
Sammlung: | SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes |
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