Table 2.
Number of pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) cases in children < 5 years of age, regional surveillance, Senegal, 2006–2008
| Year | Suspected PBM* | Laboratory results N (%) | Confirmed PBM | Bacterial etiology N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. pneumoniae | Hib | N. meningitidis | Other† | ||||
| 2006‡ | 620 | 615 (99) | 81 | 31 (38) | 30 (37) | 3 (4) | 17 (21) |
| 2007 | 527 | 514 (98) | 72 | 39 (54) | 8 (11) | 8 (11) | 17 (24) |
| 2008 | 564 | 562 (99) | 61 | 38 (62) | 4 (7) | 2 (3) | 17 (28) |
| Total | 1711 | 1691 (99) | 214 | 108 (50) | 42 (20) | 13 (6) | 51 (24) |
*
Includes confirmed cases.
†
Includes group B Streptococcus (24), Klebsiella pneumoniae (5), Staphylococcus aureus (5), Streptococcus spp. (5), Escherichia coli (3), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3), group D Streptococcus (2), Acinetobacter sp. (1), Enterobacter cloacae (1), Proteus mirabilis (1), and group F Streptococcus (1).
‡
Regional surveillance began February 2006.