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. 1998 Sep;18(3):203-7.
doi: 10.1080/02724936.1998.11747948.

A prospective study of bacterial meningitis in children from north-eastern Libya

N M Shembesh  1 , S M el Bargathy, B N Rao, I M Kashbur
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A prospective study of bacterial meningitis in children from north-eastern Libya

N M Shembesh et al. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1998 Sep.

Abstract

During a 14-month period, 77 children (excluding neonates) with bacterial meningitis were studied. The causative organisms were identified in 60 children: Haemophilus influenzae in 26 (34%), Streptococcus pneumoniae in 20 (26%), Gram-negative enteric bacilli in nine (12%) and beta-haemolytic streptococci group A in one. No organism was identified in 17 (22%) cases. The male to female ratio was 1.2:1. The age group most affected was between 2 and 12 months. The case mortality rate was 13% and nine children (12%) were left with permanent neurological sequelae.

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