Table 1.
Pathogens isolated from CSF of children admitted to Goroka General Hospital with meningitis. A total of 377 pathogens were isolated, with an additional 108 isolates considered contaminants (not shown in table)
| Pathogen | Number |
|---|---|
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 180 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 165 |
| (Hia 9; Hib 153; Hic 2; NT 1) | |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 1 |
| Group A Streptococcus | 6 |
| Group B Streptococcus | 2 |
| Escherichia coli | 4 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 1 |
| Proteus sp. | 1 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1 |
| Salmonella sp. | 2 |
| Providencia sp.a | 1 |
| Citrobacter sp.a | 1 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 |
| Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 2 |
| Acinetobacter lwoffii | 4 |
| Non-haemolytic Streptococcus b | 1 |
Hia, Hib and Hic correspond to the serotype of H. influenzae
NT non-typable
aIsolated from the same CSF sample
bCoinfection with E. coli