Pneumococcal serotype distribution among meningitis cases from Togo and Burkina Faso during 2007–2009

Highlights ► In two African meningitis belt countries, 74% of pneumococcal meningitis cases were among persons age 5+ years. ► Among persons age

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Published in:Vaccine 2012-12, Vol.30, p.G41-G45
Main Authors: Gessner, Bradford D, Sanou, Oumarou, Drabo, Aly, Tamekloe, Tsidi Agbeko, Yaro, Seydou, Tall, Haoua, Moïsi, Jennifer C, Mueller, Judith E, Njanpop-LaFourcade, Berthe-Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
adults
Africa
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
agglutination
Allergy and Immunology
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso - epidemiology
cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal Fluid - microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
children
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
latex
Life Sciences
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis, Pneumococcal - epidemiology
Meningitis, Pneumococcal - microbiology
Middle Aged
patients
people
Pneumococcal Vaccines - immunology
Pneumococcus
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
Santé publique et épidémiologie
Seasons
Serotype
serotypes
Serotyping
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification
Streptococcus pneumoniae - genetics
Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Togo
Togo - epidemiology
Vaccine
vaccines
Vaccines, Conjugate - immunology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights ► In two African meningitis belt countries, 74% of pneumococcal meningitis cases were among persons age 5+ years. ► Among persons age
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
0264-410X
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.10.052