Outcome of acute bacterial meningitis among children in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A prospective observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children but there are no published data on the treatment outcomes of ABM in Afghanistan.

Methods

We conducted a prospective observational cohort study over one year, February 2020 to January 2021 in a tertiary care hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AMB was diagnosed clinically and on lumbar puncture findings. Binary logistic regression assessed factors for death.

Results

A total of 393 ABM children of mean age 4.8 years were recruited. Most were males [231 (58.8%)], living in rural areas [267 (67.9%)] and in households of >10 inhabitants [294 (74.8%)]. Only 96 (24.4%) had received against both Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) or pneumococcal (PCV) vaccines. Children we

SUBMITTER: Rahimi BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9000062 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature