Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012–2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines for the African meningitis belt are urgently needed.
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【저자키워드】 Real-time PCR, Ethiopia, Bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, pneumococci, bacterial meningitis, meningococci, meningococcal serogroups,
【저자키워드】 Real-time PCR, Ethiopia, Bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, pneumococci, bacterial meningitis, meningococci, meningococcal serogroups,