Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016
Dispatch
Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
Matthew E. Coldiron
, Halidou Salou, Fati Sidikou, Kadadé Goumbi, Ali Djibo, Pauline Lechevalier, Idrissa Compaoré, and Rebecca F. Grais
, Halidou Salou, Fati Sidikou, Kadadé Goumbi, Ali Djibo, Pauline Lechevalier, Idrissa Compaoré, and Rebecca F. Grais
Table
Characteristics of 369 suspected meningitis patients visited at home after the epidemic season, Dogondoutchi, Niger, September 2015
| Characteristic | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 220 (59.6) |
| F |
149 (40.4) |
| Age, y | |
| <2 | 22 (6.0) |
| 2–4 | 57 (15.5) |
| 5–14 | 190 (51.5) |
| 15–29 | 84 (22.8) |
| 30–44 | 13 (3.5) |
| >45 |
3 (0.8) |
| Positive by PCR | 194 (62.2) |
| Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C | 144 (74.2) |
| N. meningitidis serogroup W | 36 (18.6) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 12 (6.2) |
| N. meningitidis serogroup unspecified |
2 (1.0) |
| Delay between symptom onset and visit to health center, d* | |
| 0 | 90 (24.4) |
| 1 | 176 (47.7) |
| 2 | 63 (17.1) |
| 3 | 23 (6.2) |
| ≥4 | 14 (0.8) |
*Data missing for 3 patients.
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