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9176570

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
A laboratory-based study of diagnosed bacterial meningitis in the national paediatric hospital identified 852 cases of meningitis in the 8-year period 1987-1994. There were 587 culture-positive cases, of which Haemophilus influenzae (47%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (32%) accounted for 80%. H. influenzae showed a remarkable increase of 700% during the study period. Most of the H. influenzae cases (90%) occurred in the 1st 2 years of life. Analysis of culture-negative specimens by antigen detection in the last 2 years also revealed the predominance of H. influenzae (71.4%) and S. pneumoniae (22.4%). Typing of H. influenzae isolates during this time showed that 98% of the strains were type b. This retrospective hospital-based study indicated a pronounced increase in the incidence of H. influenzae meningitis and strongly supports the need for large-scale Hib vaccination for young children. However, such nationwide intervention will probably need to be based on a prospective on a prospective and population-based surveillance of H. influenzae infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0272-4936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The increasing burden of disease in Bangladeshi children due to Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't