Outbreak of Pneumococcal Meningitis, Paoua Subprefecture, Central African Republic, 2016-2017.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 24(9): 1720-1722, 2018 09.
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| ID: mdl-30124413
We report a pneumococcal meningitis outbreak in the Central African Republic (251 suspected cases; 60 confirmed by latex agglutination test) in 2016-2017. Case-fatality rates (10% for confirmed case-patients) were low. In areas where a recent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine campaign was conducted, a smaller proportion of cases was seen in youngest children.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Meningitis Neumocócica
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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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
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos