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Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Thomas, Karla Mari |
| author2 | Levin, M |
| author_browse | Levin, M Thomas, Karla Mari |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10743 Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa Thomas, Karla Mari Levin, M Paediatrics Includes bibliographical references. Acute bacterial meningitis is defined as the inflammation of the meninges. It is caused by various bacteria and the specific aetiology is age dependant. In the neonatal period the causative organisms are: Group B streptococci, Gram - negative bacilli (e.g.: E. coli, Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, Salmonella spp) and Listeria monocytogenes. In infants and children up to the age of 5 the most common causative organisms include: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)and Neiseria meningitidis. The two chief causes of bacterial meningitis in children older than 5 are S. pneumoniae and N. meningitidis. Various studies have been performed to look at the profile of meningitis among the paediatric population. Objective: To investigate the aetiology of acute bacterial meningitis in South African newborns and children from 2005 - 2010. 2014-12-31T19:52:48Z 2014-12-31T19:52:48Z 2013 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10743 eng application/pdf Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Paediatrics Thomas, Karla Mari Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa |
| title_full | Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa |
| title_short | Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa |
| title_sort | bacterial meningitis in neonates and children south africa |
| topic | Paediatrics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10743 |
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