Abstract
Polymerase chain reaction-based surveillance for bacterial meningitis including 841 children revealed 246 with bacterial DNA in cerebrospinal fluid samples of which 53% were Streptococcus pneumoniae, 19% Neisseria meningitidis, and 16% Haemophilus influenzae type b. The most common S. pneumoniae serotypes/serogroups were 1, 19F, 6A/6B, 23F, 5, 14, 18 and 19A. Among 47 meningococci, 86% were serogroup B, 6% serogroup C, 3% serogroup A, 3% serogroup X and 3% serogroup W.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Bacteria / classification
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Bacteria / isolation & purification
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Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Epidemiological Monitoring*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Prevalence
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Prospective Studies
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Serotyping
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Turkey / epidemiology