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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Etiologies of bacterial meningitis in bangladesh: Results from a hospital-based study
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 81, No. 3, Year 2009
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We conducted a study at four hospitals from June 2003 to July 2005 to investigate the etiologies of bacterial meningitis in Bangladesh. A total of 2,609 patients met the clinical case definition, and 766 had cerebrospinal fluid tested by at least one of the following methods: latex agglutination, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, or real-time polymerase chain reaction for Neisseria meningitidis A and C, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib); culture results were noted from patient records. In total, 189 patients (24%) of those tested, representing all age groups, were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis; 136 (18%) had meningococcal, 23 (3%) had pneumococcal, and 25 (3%) had Hib infection. Twenty percent of patients with Hib meningitis (5/25) were > 15 years old. Case-fatality ratios were 10% for N. meningitidis, 22% for S. pneumoniae, and 24% for Hib. Bacterial meningitis from vaccine-preventable pathogens causes significant morbidity and mortality in Bangladesh in adults and children. Copyright © 2009 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gurley, Emily Suzanne
Bangladesh, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Hossain, Md Jahangir
Bangladesh, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Montgomery, Susan P.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Petersen, Lyle R.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Sejvar, James J.
United States, Atlanta
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Br.
Mayer, Leonard W.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Whitney, Anne M.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dull, Peter M.
United States, Cambridge
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
Nahar, Nazmun
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Uddin, A. K.M.Rafique
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Specialist Doctors Centre
Rahman, Mahmudur Hasibur
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Ekram, A. R.M.Saifuddin
Bangladesh, Rajshahi
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital
Luby, Stephen P.
Bangladesh, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Breiman, Robert F.
Kenya, Kisumu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.475
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health