Case-fatality and sequelae following acute bacterial meningitis in South Africa, 2016 through 2020

Case-fatality and sequelae following acute bacterial meningitis in South Africa, 2016 through 2020

Objectives: Providing country-specific estimates of case fatality and sequelae from bacterial meningitis (BM) is important to evaluate and monitor progress toward the World Health Organization's roadmap to “defeating meningitis by 2030”. Methods: From 2016-2020, GERMS-SA conducted enhanced surv...

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Main Authors: Susan Meiring, Cheryl Cohen, Linda de Gouveia, Mignon du Plessis, Vanessa Quan, Jackie Kleynhans, Colin Menezes, Gary Reubenson, Halima Dawood, Maphoshane Nchabeleng, Mohamed Said, Nomonde Mvelase, Prasha Mahabeer, Rispah Chomba, Ruth Lekalakala, Trusha Nana, Vindana Chibabhai, Marianne Black, Anne von Gottberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Meningitis
Mortality
Complications
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria meningitidis
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