| Autor: |
Matubu, A, Rusakaniko, S, Robertson, V, Gwanzura, L |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Central African Journal of Medicine; Vol 61, No 1-4 (2015); 5-11 |
| ISSN: |
0008-9176 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To determine etiology and risk factors of meningitis in patients admitted a tertiary referral Hospital in Harare. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Tertiary, urban-based referral hospital. Subjects: Patients suspected of having meningitis admitted at Parirenyatwa hospital were consecutively recruited into the study until sample size accrual. Main Outcome Measures: (a) Prevalence of pathogens associated with meningitis, (b) Risk factors of meningitis. Results: Two hundred and ninety six (296) patients with clinically suspected meningitis were recruited into the study, 51.7 %( n=115) were male. Meningitis was confirmed in 20.6% (n=61) cases with the following pathogens, C. neoformans 45.9 % ( n=28); S. pneumoniae 27.9 % (n=17); tuberculosis 4.9 % ( n=3); probable viral meningitis 6.6% (n=4 and other bacteria 14.8% (n=9). Patients from crowded households were also more likely to suffer from meningitis than those from sparsely populated households (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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