Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Children of Rural Areas of The Gambia, 2008-2015

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a substantial cause of childhood disease and death, but few studies have described its epidemiology in developing countries. Using a population-based surveillance system for pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, we estimated S. aureus bacteremia incidence and the cas...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-04, Vol.25 (4), p.701-709
Main Authors: Odutola, Aderonke, Bottomley, Christian, Zaman, Syed A, Lindsay, Jodi, Shah, Muhammed, Hossain, Ilias, Ndiaye, Malick, Osuorah, Chidebere D I, Olatunji, Yekini, Badji, Henry, Ikumapayi, Usman N A, Manjang, Ahmad, Salaudeen, Rasheed, Ceesay, Lamin, Jasseh, Momodou, Adegbola, Richard A, Corrah, Tumani, Hill, Philip C, Greenwood, Brian M, Mackenzie, Grant A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteremia
Bacteremia in Children of Rural Areas of The Gambia, 2008–2015
Blood tests
Child, Preschool
Children
Death
Developing countries
Disease Management
Epidemiology
fatality
Female
Gambia
Gambia - epidemiology
History, 21st Century
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infection
Intelligence gathering
Male
Medical research
Meningitis
Newborn infants
Pediatric diseases
Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage
Pneumococcal Vaccines - immunology
Pneumonia
Population Surveillance
Risk Factors
Rural areas
Rural Population
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - history
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus infections
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Summary:Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a substantial cause of childhood disease and death, but few studies have described its epidemiology in developing countries. Using a population-based surveillance system for pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, we estimated S. aureus bacteremia incidence and the case-fatality ratio in children
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2504.180935