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

Bakary Sanneh | Zendy; Catherine Okoi | Zendy; Mary Grey-Johnson | Zendy; Haddy Bah-Camara | Zendy; Baba Kunta Fofana | Zendy; Ignatius Baldeh | Zendy; Alhagie Papa Sey | Zendy; Mahamadou Labbo Bah | Zendy; Mamadi Cham | Zendy; Amadou Samateh | Zendy; Effua Usuf | Zendy; Peter Sylvanus Ndow | Zendy; Madikay Senghore | Zendy; Archibald Worwui | Zendy; Jason M. Mwenda | Zendy; Brenda Kwambana-Adams | Zendy; Martín Antonio | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Bakary Sanneh,

Catherine Okoi,

Mary Grey-Johnson,

Haddy Bah-Camara,

Baba Kunta Fofana,

Ignatius Baldeh,

Alhagie Papa Sey,

Mahamadou Labbo Bah,

Mamadi Cham,

Amadou Samateh,

Effua Usuf,

Peter Sylvanus Ndow,

Madikay Senghore,

Archibald Worwui,

Jason M. Mwenda,

Brenda Kwambana-Adams,

Martín Antonio

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz505

Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , pneumococcal disease , pneumococcal infections , virology , bacterial meningitis , immunology , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology

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.

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