Article de revue

Pneumococci in the African meningitis belt: meningitis incidence and carriage prevalence in children

Judith E. Mueller, Seydou Yaro, Macaire S. Ouédraogo, Natalia Levina, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Haoua Tall, Régina S. Idohou, Oumarou Sanou, Sita S. Kroman, Aly Drabo, Boubacar Nacro, Athanase Millogo, Mark van der Linden, Bradford D. Gessner

The study conludes that serotype 1 causes the majority of cases with a relatively constant age-specific incidence. Pneumococcal carriage is common in all age groups including adults. Vaccination programs in this region may need to include older target age groups for optimal impact on disease burden.

Auteurs

Langues

  • Anglais

Année de publication

2012

Journal

PLoS One

Volume

7

Numéro

12

Type

Article de revue

Catégories

  • Prestation de services

Maladies

  • Infection à pneumocoque

Pays

  • Afrique

Mots-clés

  • Suivi de la couverture
  • Introduction de nouveaux vaccins

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23285051

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