%0 Journal Article %1 gurley_etiologies_2009 %A Gurley, Emily S %A Hossain, M Jahangir %A Montgomery, Susan P %A Petersen, Lyle R %A Sejvar, James J %A Mayer, Leonard W %A Whitney, Anne %A Dull, Peter %A Nahar, Nazmun %A Uddin, A K M Rafique %A Rahman, M Ekhlasur %A Ekram, A R M Saifuddin %A Luby, Stephen P %A Breiman, Robert F %D 2009 %J The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene %K imported %N 3 %P 475--483 %T Etiologies of bacterial meningitis in Bangladesh: results from a hospital-based study %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19706918 %V 81 %X We conducted a study at four hospitals from June 2003 to July 2005 to investigate the etiologies of bacterial meningitis in Bangladesh. A total of 2,609 patients met the clinical case definition, and 766 had cerebrospinal fluid tested by at least one of the following methods: latex agglutination, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, or real-time polymerase chain reaction for Neisseria meningitidis A and C, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib); culture results were noted from patient records. In total, 189 patients (24\%) of those tested, representing all age groups, were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis; 136 (18\%) had meningococcal, 23 (3\%) had pneumococcal, and 25 (3\%) had Hib infection. Twenty percent of patients with Hib meningitis (5/25) were \textgreater 15 years old. Case-fatality ratios were 10\% for N. meningitidis, 22\% for S. pneumoniae, and 24\% for Hib. Bacterial meningitis from vaccine-preventable pathogens causes significant morbidity and mortality in Bangladesh in adults and children.

@article{gurley_etiologies_2009, abstract = {We conducted a study at four hospitals from June 2003 to July 2005 to investigate the etiologies of bacterial meningitis in Bangladesh. A total of 2,609 patients met the clinical case definition, and 766 had cerebrospinal fluid tested by at least one of the following methods: latex agglutination, {16S} {rRNA} gene sequencing, or real-time polymerase chain reaction for Neisseria meningitidis A and C, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae type b {(Hib);} culture results were noted from patient records. In total, 189 patients (24\%) of those tested, representing all age groups, were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis; 136 (18\%) had meningococcal, 23 (3\%) had pneumococcal, and 25 (3\%) had Hib infection. Twenty percent of patients with Hib meningitis (5/25) were {\textgreater} 15 years old. Case-fatality ratios were 10\% for N. meningitidis, 22\% for S. pneumoniae, and 24\% for Hib. Bacterial meningitis from vaccine-preventable pathogens causes significant morbidity and mortality in Bangladesh in adults and children.}, added-at = {2011-03-11T10:05:34.000+0100}, author = {Gurley, Emily S and Hossain, M Jahangir and Montgomery, Susan P and Petersen, Lyle R and Sejvar, James J and Mayer, Leonard W and Whitney, Anne and Dull, Peter and Nahar, Nazmun and Uddin, A K M Rafique and Rahman, M Ekhlasur and Ekram, A R M Saifuddin and Luby, Stephen P and Breiman, Robert F}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23a745572b15fee121fe33c47245b1127/jelias}, interhash = {80c7b5ec7d223786616e4e6ef91b6d98}, intrahash = {3a745572b15fee121fe33c47245b1127}, issn = {1476-1645}, journal = {The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene}, keywords = {imported}, month = sep, note = {{PMID:} 19706918}, number = 3, pages = {475--483}, shorttitle = {Etiologies of bacterial meningitis in Bangladesh}, timestamp = {2011-03-11T10:06:13.000+0100}, title = {Etiologies of bacterial meningitis in Bangladesh: results from a hospital-based study}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19706918}, volume = 81, year = 2009 }