Kwambana-Adams, Brenda Anna

An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (≥5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana. [electronic resource] - BMC infectious diseases 10 2016 - 575 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1471-2334

10.1186/s12879-016-1914-3 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Ghana--epidemiology
Haemophilus influenzae--isolation & purification
Humans
Immunization Programs
Infant
Male
Meningitis, Meningococcal--epidemiology
Meningitis, Pneumococcal--drug therapy
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Neisseria meningitidis--genetics
Pneumococcal Vaccines--therapeutic use
Streptococcus pneumoniae--drug effects
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination--therapeutic use
Young Adult