title: Etiology of meningitis among patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Botswana.
abstract: This retrospective review evaluated records of cerebrospinal fluid samples between 2000 and 2008 at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Of the 7501 cerebrospinal fluid samples reviewed, Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 125) and Haemophilus influenzae (n = 60) were the most common bacteria cultured. There were also 1018 cryptococcal and 44 tuberculous meningitis cases. Antimicrobial susceptibilities are described. Public health interventions could decrease the burden of meningitis in Botswana.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. mullan20@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Mullan
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Steenhoff
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wedin
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bafana
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anabwani
authors.forename: Haruna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jibril
authors.forename: Machacha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tshepo
authors.forename: Gordon E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Schutze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents