Epidemiologic pattern of meningococcal meningitis in northern Cameroon in 2007- 2010: Contribution of PCR-enhanced surveillance

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-20

  Massenet, Denis ^a   Birguel, Jacques ^b   Azowé, François ^c   Ebong, Clifford ^d   Gake, Bouba ^a   Lombart, Jean Pierre ^a   Boisier, Pascal ^e  

^a Centre Pasteur of Cameroon Annexe of Garoua Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur   (Cameroon)

^b District Hospital Tokombéré   (Cameroon)

^c District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^d District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^e CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Cerebrospinal fluid; Haemophilus influenzae; Neisseria meningitidis; Northern cameroon; PCR assay; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CAMEROON; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAMEROON; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84873562904     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000070     Document Type: Article

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