[Pédiatric haemophilus influenzae b meningitis in Dakar]. / Méningite pédiatrique à haemophilus influenzae b à Dakar.
Med Mal Infect
; 37(11): 753-7, 2007 Nov.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17629648
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study had for aim to determine the etiology of Haemophilus b pediatric meningitis.DESIGN:
A retrospective study of 216 biologically confirmed cases was carried out during 6 years (January 1995- December 2000) on children 0 to 15 years of age, hospitalized at the Albert Royer Children Hospital Center.RESULTS:
Haemophilus influenzae b is the first cause of pediatric meningitis (19.7%) followed by Nesseria meningitidis (14.5%), and Streptococcus pneumoniae (13.6%). The Haemophilus influenzae b meningitis cases are distributed all year round with a peak between January and March, that is to say, during the dry and cool season. They affect children at an average age of 11.7 months, with a sex ratio of 1.1 for boys. Almost all of the patients live in the low-socio-economic areas of the Dakar suburbs (92.8%). More than 90% of the H. influenzae b isolates are sensitive to ceftriaxone (96%) chloramphenicol (93%), and to ampicillin (91%). Clinical evolution is marked by death (17.8%) and recovery with psychological, sensory, and motor sequels (19.9%).CONCLUSION:
This report should help to include the combined vaccine Antihaemophilus influenzae b in the Senegalese Broad Vaccination Program. The final aim is the reduction of morbidity and mortality of infections due to Haemophilus influenzae b.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Haemophilus influenzae
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Infecções por Haemophilus
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Med Mal Infect
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article