Open AccessEtiology of Meningitis Among Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Botswana
Author(s) -
Paul C. Mullan,
Andrew P. Steenhoff,
Heather Draper,
Tara Wedin,
Margaret Bafana,
Gabriel Anabwani,
Haruna Jibril,
Machacha Tshepo,
Gordon E. Schutze
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e318210b51e
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , streptococcus pneumoniae , haemophilus influenzae , etiology , tertiary referral hospital , referral , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , family medicine , biology
This retrospective review evaluated records of cerebrospinal fluid samples between 2000 and 2008 at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Of the 7501 cerebrospinal fluid samples reviewed, Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 125) and Haemophilus influenzae (n = 60) were the most common bacteria cultured. There were also 1018 cryptococcal and 44 tuberculous meningitis cases. Antimicrobial susceptibilities are described. Public health interventions could decrease the burden of meningitis in Botswana.