Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Children of Rural Areas of The Gambia, 2008–2015
- Odutola, A
- Bottomley, C
- Zaman, SA
- Lindsay, JA
- Shah, M
- Hossain, I
- Ndiaye, M
- Osuorah, CDI
- Olatunji, Y
- Badji, H
- Ikumapayi, UNA
- Manjang, A
- Salaudeen, R
- Ceesay, L
- Jasseh, M
- Adegbola, R
- Corrah, T
- Hill, PC
- Greenwood, BM
- Mackenzie, GA
DOIAbstract
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 <5 years of age in 2 regions in the eastern part of The Gambia during 2008–2015. Among 33,060 children with suspected pneumonia, sepsis, or meningitis, we performed blood culture for 27,851; of 1,130 patients with bacteremia, 198 (17.5%) were positive for S. aureus. S. aureus bacteremia incidence was 78 (95% CI 67–91) cases/100,000 person-years in children <5 years of age and 2,080 (95% CI 1,621–2,627) cases/100,000 p...
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