Declining Trends of Pneumococcal Meningitis in Gambian Children After the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

BACKGROUND: Acute bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. We document findings from hospital-based sentinel surveillance of bacterial meningitis among children <5 years of age in The Gambia, from 2010 to 2016. METHODS: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was...

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Autores principales: Sanneh, Bakary, Okoi, Catherine, Grey-Johnson, Mary, Bah-Camara, Haddy, Kunta Fofana, Baba, Baldeh, Ignatius, Papa Sey, Alhagie, Labbo Bah, Mahamadou, Cham, Mamadi, Samateh, Amadou, Usuf, Effua, Ndow, Peter Sylvanus, Senghore, Madikay, Worwui, Archibald, Mwenda, Jason M, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda, Antonio, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505634
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz505

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505634
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz505

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