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SUBMITTER: Kambire D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5821694 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kambiré Dinanibè D Soeters Heidi M HM Ouédraogo-Traoré Rasmata R Medah Isaïe I Sangaré Lassana L Yaméogo Issaka I Sawadogo Guetawendé G Ouédraogo Abdoul-Salam AS Ouangraoua Soumeya S McGee Lesley L Srinivasan Velusamy V Aké Flavien F Congo-Ouédraogo Malika M Ky Ba Absatou A Whitney Cynthia G CG Novak Ryan T RT Van Beneden Chris C
The Journal of infection 20171215 3
<h4>Objectives</h4>We evaluate early impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) on pneumococcal meningitis in Burkina Faso.<h4>Methods</h4>Nationwide surveillance gathered demographic/clinical information and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results for meningitis cases. Pneumococcal cases were confirmed by culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or latex agglutination, and strains serotyped using PCR. We compared incidence (cases per 100,000) in the early post-PCV13 period (2014 and ...[more]