BACKGROUND: Global surveillance for vaccine preventable invasive bacterial diseases has been set up by the World Health Organization to provide disease burden data to support decisions on introducing pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). We present data from 2010 to 2016 collected at the 2 sentinel sites in Ghana. METHODS: Data were collected from children <5 years of age presenting at the 2 major teaching hospitals with clinical signs of meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens were collected and tested first at the sentinel site laboratory with conventional microbiology methods and subsequently with molecular analysis, at the World Health Organization Regional Reference Laboratory housed at the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, f...
BACKGROUND:Increases in pneumococcal meningitis were reported from Ghanaian regions that lie in the ...
BACKGROUND: Meningitis is endemic in Niger. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine and the 13-v...
BACKGROUND: Historically, Nigeria has experienced large bacterial meningitis outbreaks with high mor...
BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
BACKGROUND: Acute bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan A...
Background: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of mortality among children under 5 years of age. ...
BACKGROUND: An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among non-infant children and adults occurred in ...
Background: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of mortality among children under 5 years of age. ...
Background: Acute bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan A...
BACKGROUND: Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) causes severe morbidity and mortality within Togo. ...
BACKGROUND: Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) remains an important cause of disease in children i...
BackgroundIncreases in pneumococcal meningitis were reported from Ghanaian regions that lie in the m...
Background: Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) causes severe morbidity and mortality within Togo. ...
BackgroundBacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. We...
BACKGROUND:Increases in pneumococcal meningitis were reported from Ghanaian regions that lie in the ...
BACKGROUND: Meningitis is endemic in Niger. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine and the 13-v...
BACKGROUND: Historically, Nigeria has experienced large bacterial meningitis outbreaks with high mor...
BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
BACKGROUND: Acute bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan A...
Background: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of mortality among children under 5 years of age. ...
BACKGROUND: An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among non-infant children and adults occurred in ...
Background: Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of mortality among children under 5 years of age. ...
Background: Acute bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan A...
BACKGROUND: Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) causes severe morbidity and mortality within Togo. ...
BACKGROUND: Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) remains an important cause of disease in children i...
BackgroundIncreases in pneumococcal meningitis were reported from Ghanaian regions that lie in the m...
Background: Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) causes severe morbidity and mortality within Togo. ...
BackgroundBacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. We...
BACKGROUND:Increases in pneumococcal meningitis were reported from Ghanaian regions that lie in the ...
BACKGROUND: Meningitis is endemic in Niger. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine and the 13-v...
BACKGROUND: Historically, Nigeria has experienced large bacterial meningitis outbreaks with high mor...