[ MENINGITES BACTERIENNES DE L'ENFANT A LWIRO (Sud-Kivu RDC) ]
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2015, Pages 204–206
Bisimwa Mushagalusa1, Manegabe Babunga2, Mbiye Badibanga3, Nkonzi Karazo4, Manimani Riziki5, Kafumba Kibibi6, and Ombeni Bashwira7
1 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
2 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
3 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
4 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
5 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
6 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
7 Département de Biologie, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
Original language: French
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A prospective study of 23 children with bacterial meningitis was conducted at Lwiro Hospital in South- Kivu DRC from 1 January 2012 to 28 February 2013.The proportion of bacterial meningitis among all admitted patient was 4.5%.The mean age was 4.1 years. The peak age of these patients was 5-11 years. The sex ratio was 0.9. Meningocoques were seen in 56.5% followed by pneumocoques in 34.8% and meningitis with Haemophilus influenzae 8.7%.Neurological sequelae were seen in 21.7% patients. The commonest antibiotic used for getting a quick sterilization of the cephalo-spinal liquid was Cefotaxime or Ceftriaxone. Mortality of bacterial meningitis was 13%.
Author Keywords: Meningitis, children, mortality.
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2015, Pages 204–206
Bisimwa Mushagalusa1, Manegabe Babunga2, Mbiye Badibanga3, Nkonzi Karazo4, Manimani Riziki5, Kafumba Kibibi6, and Ombeni Bashwira7
1 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
2 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
3 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
4 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
5 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
6 Département de Nutrition, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
7 Département de Biologie, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro Bukavu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
A prospective study of 23 children with bacterial meningitis was conducted at Lwiro Hospital in South- Kivu DRC from 1 January 2012 to 28 February 2013.The proportion of bacterial meningitis among all admitted patient was 4.5%.The mean age was 4.1 years. The peak age of these patients was 5-11 years. The sex ratio was 0.9. Meningocoques were seen in 56.5% followed by pneumocoques in 34.8% and meningitis with Haemophilus influenzae 8.7%.Neurological sequelae were seen in 21.7% patients. The commonest antibiotic used for getting a quick sterilization of the cephalo-spinal liquid was Cefotaxime or Ceftriaxone. Mortality of bacterial meningitis was 13%.
Author Keywords: Meningitis, children, mortality.
Abstract: (french)
Une étude prospective réalisée à l'Hôpital pédiatrique de Lwiro (Sud-Kivu RDC) du 1er janvier 2012 au 28 février 2013 a permis de retenir 23 enfants âgés de 3 mois à 11ans admis pour méningites bactériennes. Elles représentaient 4,5% des hospitalisations pédiatriques. L'âge moyen était de 4,1an ; la tranche d'âge la plus représentée était comprise entre 5 et 11 ans. Le sex ratio était de 0,9.
Les méningocoques représentaient 56,5% des cas, les pneumocoques 34,8%, les méningites à Haemophilus influenzae faiblement représentées 8,7%.
Les séquelles neurologiques ont été retrouvées chez 21,7% des patients.
L'antibiotique le plus utilisé pour l'obtention rapide de la stérilisation du liquide céphalorachidien était Céfotaxime ou Ceftriaxone. La mortalité des méningites bactériennes a été de 13%.
Author Keywords: Méningites, enfants, mortalité.
How to Cite this Article
Bisimwa Mushagalusa, Manegabe Babunga, Mbiye Badibanga, Nkonzi Karazo, Manimani Riziki, Kafumba Kibibi, and Ombeni Bashwira, “BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN IN LWIRO (South-Kivu DRC),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 204–206, April 2015.
