title: Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012-2013.
abstract: Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012-2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines for the African meningitis belt are urgently needed.
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000276:immunology*; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines
keywords: Ethiopia; Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; bacteria; bacterial meningitis; meningococcal serogroups; meningococci; pneumococci; real-time PCR