This article, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, describes a study to investigate disabling sequelae among a cohort of children diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in urban Dakar, Senegal. Data from the study suggest that children with bacterial meningitis are at high risk of complex multiple impairments and impaired quality of life. ABSTRACT ONLY. (Learn how users in developing countries can gain free access to journal articles.)

Author(s): Edmond K, Dieye Y, Griffiths UK, et al.

Published: 2010

Resource types: Peer-reviewed journal

Diseases: Meningococcus

Topics: Disease burden and surveillance; Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Africa