Epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in children admitted to Gondar University Hospital in the post pneumococcal vaccine era

INTRODUCTION: Community acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM) is responsible for high mortality and disabling sequelae. Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) and haemophilus influenzea type b (Hib) has changed the epidemiological and clinical features of patients presenting with CAB...

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Main Authors: Ashenafi Tazebew Amare, Zemene Tigabu Kebede, Henry Delois Welch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-11-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/31/193/pdf/193.pdf