Abstract
Acute bacterial meningitis causes a substantial number of deaths in Cameroon. Among 170 children with acute meningitis, 112 were positive for a bacterial pathogen when tested using polymerase chain reaction amplification, and Streptococcus pneumoniae accounted for 57.1% of cases. Pneumococcal serotype coverage by 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was 62.1%. This study shows that in Cameroon, 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage is less than what is estimated for other African countries.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Cameroon / epidemiology
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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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Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Multicenter Studies as Topic
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Pneumococcal Vaccines / immunology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prospective Studies
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Serotyping
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Substances
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13-valent pneumococcal vaccine
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Pneumococcal Vaccines