Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013

Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012–2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines fo...

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Autores principales: Mihret, Wude, Lema, Tsehaynesh, Merid, Yared, Kassu, Afework, Abebe, Workeabeba, Moges, Beyene, Tenna, Admasu, Woldegebriel, Fitsum, Yidnekachew, Melaku, Mekonnen, Wondale, Ahmed, Arslan, Yamuah, Lawrence, Silamsaw, Mezgebu, Petros, Beyene, Oksnes, Jan, Rosenqvist, Einar, Ayele, Samuel, Aseffa, Abraham, Caugant, Dominique A., Norheim, Gunnstein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26689450
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2201.150432
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author Mihret, Wude
Lema, Tsehaynesh
Merid, Yared
Kassu, Afework
Abebe, Workeabeba
Moges, Beyene
Tenna, Admasu
Woldegebriel, Fitsum
Yidnekachew, Melaku
Mekonnen, Wondale
Ahmed, Arslan
Yamuah, Lawrence
Silamsaw, Mezgebu
Petros, Beyene
Oksnes, Jan
Rosenqvist, Einar
Ayele, Samuel
Aseffa, Abraham
Caugant, Dominique A.
Norheim, Gunnstein
author_facet Mihret, Wude
Lema, Tsehaynesh
Merid, Yared
Kassu, Afework
Abebe, Workeabeba
Moges, Beyene
Tenna, Admasu
Woldegebriel, Fitsum
Yidnekachew, Melaku
Mekonnen, Wondale
Ahmed, Arslan
Yamuah, Lawrence
Silamsaw, Mezgebu
Petros, Beyene
Oksnes, Jan
Rosenqvist, Einar
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Aseffa, Abraham
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description Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012–2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines for the African meningitis belt are urgently needed.
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spelling pubmed-46966862016-01-05 Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013 Mihret, Wude Lema, Tsehaynesh Merid, Yared Kassu, Afework Abebe, Workeabeba Moges, Beyene Tenna, Admasu Woldegebriel, Fitsum Yidnekachew, Melaku Mekonnen, Wondale Ahmed, Arslan Yamuah, Lawrence Silamsaw, Mezgebu Petros, Beyene Oksnes, Jan Rosenqvist, Einar Ayele, Samuel Aseffa, Abraham Caugant, Dominique A. Norheim, Gunnstein Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012–2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines for the African meningitis belt are urgently needed. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4696686/ /pubmed/26689450 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2201.150432 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Mihret, Wude
Lema, Tsehaynesh
Merid, Yared
Kassu, Afework
Abebe, Workeabeba
Moges, Beyene
Tenna, Admasu
Woldegebriel, Fitsum
Yidnekachew, Melaku
Mekonnen, Wondale
Ahmed, Arslan
Yamuah, Lawrence
Silamsaw, Mezgebu
Petros, Beyene
Oksnes, Jan
Rosenqvist, Einar
Ayele, Samuel
Aseffa, Abraham
Caugant, Dominique A.
Norheim, Gunnstein
Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013
title Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013
title_full Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013
title_fullStr Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013
title_full_unstemmed Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013
title_short Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013
title_sort surveillance of bacterial meningitis, ethiopia, 2012–2013
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26689450
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2201.150432
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