Hospital-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease among young children in urban Nepal

General Info

Geography

Nepal (NPL)

Bagmati, Central Development Region [Historical]

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

January, 2005 - December, 2006

Data type

Scientific literature

Summary

Children aged 2 months to 5 years who were admitted to Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, with fever and/or suspected pneumonia, meningitis, or bacteremia were recruited. Blood culture specimens were collected from all participants. In cases of suspected meningitis, cerebrospinal fluid specimens were cultured and were tested for S. pneumoniae antigen.

Keywords

Blood tests, Children, Fever, Medical tests, Meningitis, Spinal tap

Citation

Authors

Williams EJ, Thorson S, Maskey M, Mahat S, Hamaluba M, Dongol S, Werno AM, Yadav BK, Shah AS, Kelly DF, Adhikari N, Pollard AJ, Murdoch DR

Journal

Clin Infect Dis

Pages

S114-22

Publication year

2009

Suggested citation

Williams EJ, Thorson S, Maskey M, Mahat S, Hamaluba M, Dongol S, Werno AM, Yadav BK, Shah AS, Kelly DF, Adhikari N, Pollard AJ, Murdoch DR. Hospital-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease among young children in urban Nepal. Clin Infect Dis. 2009; 48 Suppl 2: S114-22.