Table 1.

Characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis cases in the West Coast Region (WCR) of The Gambia, admitted in health facilities from December 2014 to March 2017*

Admission year	Admission month	Age (months)	Gender	Number of Hib vaccine doses	Age (months), 1st dose†	Age (months), 2nd dose†	Age (months, 3rd dose†	Samples obtained	Positive assays	Outcome of hospitalisation
2014	Dec	59	Male	3	2	3	4	CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Jan	77	Male	3	3	5	6	CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Feb	60	Male	0				CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Died
2015	Mar	60	Male	0				CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Died
2015	Mar	82	Male	3	2	3	5	CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Mar	89	Female	0				CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Mar	2	Female	1	2			CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Apr	14	Male	3	10	12	12	CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Apr	3	Male	2	2	3		CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Apr	40	Male	3	2	3	4	CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Jul	10	Female	1	2			CSF & Blood	Blood & CSF culture, Latex, RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Jul	10	Male	3	2	3	4	CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Jul	81	Female	0				CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2015	Aug	90	Female	1			53	CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2016	Mar	10	Female	0				CSF & Blood	Latex & RT-PCR	Recovered
2016	Apr	60	Male	0				CSF & Blood	RT-PCR	Recovered
2016	Aug	26	Male	3	2	3	4	CSF & Blood	Blood culture	Died
2016	Sep	10	Male	0				CSF & Blood	Latex	Recovered
2016	Sep	8	Male	3	2	3	4	CSF only	Latex	Recovered

RT-PCR – real time polymerase chain reaction, CSF – cerebrospinal fluid, Latex – latex agglutination

*Hib was detected in CSF by culture, antigen detection by Latex, or RT-PCR, or in blood by culture. No Hib meningitis cases were detected from January to March 2017.

†Dose of Hib vaccine.