Surveillance of bacterial meningitis in an Angolan pediatric hospital after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

# Background Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a significant cause of mortality in children; with deaths from BM in children aged \<5 years in Angola estimated at 2395 in 2015. *Streptococcus pneumoniae* is one causative agent for BM in young children, and Angola introduced routine immunization with...

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Main Authors: Suvi Urtti, Manuel L. Cruzeiro, Linda de Gouveia, Heikki Peltola, Anne von Gottberg, Moe H. Kyaw, Tuula Pelkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Health Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019091
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