Table 6.
Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) hospitalizations < 5 years of age at Albert Royer Hospital among residents of Dakar Region, Senegal, 2002–2008
| Year | Confirmed | Bacterial etiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | |||||
| PBM | S. pneumoniae | Hib | N. meningitidis | Other | |
| 2002 | 77 | 25 (32) | 41 (53) | 2 (3) | 9 (12) |
| 2003 | 66 | 29 (44) | 30 (45) | 1 (2) | 6 (9) |
| 2004 | 91 | 18 (20) | 56 (62) | 2 (2) | 15 (16) |
| 2005* | 78 | 20 (26) | 40 (51) | 4 (5) | 14 (18) |
| 2006 | 35 | 15 (43) | 12 (34) | 1 (3) | 7 (20) |
| 2007 | 32 | 19 (60) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 9 (28) |
| 2008 | 26 | 16 (61) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 8 (31) |
| Total | 405 | 142 (35) | 182 (45) | 13 (3) | 68 (17) |
*
Vaccine introduced in July 2005; number of cases January through June vs. July through December: Streptococcus pneumoniae 12 vs. 8; Hib 24 vs. 16; Neisseria meningitidis 4 vs. 0.