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

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 69; no. Supplement_2; pp. S114 - S120
• Main Authors: 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
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 05.09.2019
• Subjects: Supplement; pneumococcus; meningitis; Côte d’Ivoire; pediatric; Haemophilus influenzae

Abstract 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 ca...