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Frequência e epidemiologia molecular das estirpes causadoras de meningites bacterianas agudas em crianças menores de 5 anos de idade em Moçambique / Frequency and molecular epidemiology of strains causing acute bacterial meningitis in children under 5 years of age in Mozambique
Maputo; s.n; S.n; 2015. 100 p. ilus, tab, Mapas, Gaf.
Thesis in Portuguese | RSDM | ID: biblio-1007642
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RESUMO
Na maioria dos países da África sub-sahariana, onde a meningite bacteriana aguda (MBA) continua a ser uma das principais causas de mortalidade infantil, a vigilância de MBA é baseada principalmente em cultura. Além disso, as amostras de LCR de baixa qualidade e alta frequência de consumo de antibióticos antes da colheita de amostras, leva a uma alta taxa de resultados falso-negativos. Este estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de descrever a epidemiologia e o perfil de susceptibilidade aos antibióticos dos principais agentes etiológicos da MBA, isolados em amostras de crianças menores de 5 anos de idade em Moçambique.
ABSTRACT
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 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples and frequent consumption of antibiotics prior to sample collection lead to a high rate of false-negative results. To our knowledge, this study is the first to determine the frequency of ABM in Mozambique using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and to compare results to those of culture sampling.
Subject(s)
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / MZ Health context: Neglected Diseases Health problem: Neglected Diseases / Zoonoses Database: RSDM Main subject: Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality / Meningitis, Bacterial / Meningitis, Pneumococcal Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study / Screening study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: Portuguese Year: 2015 Document type: Thesis
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / MZ Health context: Neglected Diseases Health problem: Neglected Diseases / Zoonoses Database: RSDM Main subject: Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality / Meningitis, Bacterial / Meningitis, Pneumococcal Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study / Screening study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: Portuguese Year: 2015 Document type: Thesis
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