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Frequency of Pathogenic Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis in Mozambique: The Critical Role of Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Estimate the Burden of DiseaseFrequency of Pathogenic Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis in Mozambique: The Critical Role of Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Estimate the Burden of Disease

PLos ONE; 10 (9), 2015
Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique, acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) represents a main cause of childhood mortality. The burden of ABM is seriously underestimated because of the poor performance of culture sampling, the primary method of ABM surveillance in the region. Low quality ce...

Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in children less than 5 years of age in Manhiça, a rural area of southern Mozambique

Trop. med. int. health; 13 (6), 2008
Objective: To measure the disease burden and epidemiological characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenzae in rural Mozambican children. Methods: As part of the clinical management of children admitted to Manhiça District Hospital, blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected between May 20...