Aetiology of bacterial meningitis in infants aged <90 days: Prospective surveillance in Luanda, Angola

Authors :: Anne von Gottberg
Ondina Cardoso
Moe H Kyaw
Tuula Pelkonen
Irmeli Roine
Linda de Gouveia
Suvi Urtti
Elizabete Anjos
Heikki Peltola
HUS Children and Adolescents
Children's Hospital
Helsinki University Hospital Area
Lastentautien yksikkö
Source :: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 97, Iss, Pp 251-257 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2020.
Abstract: Background: Despite effective antibiotics and vaccines, bacterial meningitis (BM) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in young infants worldwide. Data from Africa on the aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility are scarce. Objective: To describe the aetiology of BM in Angolan infants

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