| acute bacterial meningitis at the 'complexe pédiatrique' of bangui, central african republic. | to precis the aetiologies of children meningitis and the susceptibility to antibiotics of bacteria responsible for meningitis in bangui, we conducted a prospective study between october 2004 and september 2005, at the 'complexe pédiatrique de bangui', central african republic (car). children from 1 day to 16 years with suspected meningitis and who underwent a lumbar puncture were enrolled. gram staining, culture on chocolate blood medium, cell count, biochemistry (protein level, glucose ratio), ... | 2008 | 17906317 |
| from the centers for disease control and prevention. antibiotic resistance among nasopharyngeal isolates of streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae--bangui, 1995. | | 1997 | 9039868 |
| antibiotic resistance among nasopharyngeal isolates of streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae--bangui, central african republic, 1995. | approximately 4 million children aged < 5 years die worldwide each year from acute respiratory infections (ari), most of which are pneumonia. most pneumonia deaths result from bacterial infections, and streptococcus pneumoniae (sp) and haemophilus influenzae (hi) are the most common bacterial etiologies. to provide data about antibiotic resistance and to assist the national ari control program of the central african republic (car) (1995 population: 2.9 million) in choosing which antibiotics to r ... | 1997 | 9026713 |
| antimicrobial resistance of nasopharyngeal isolates of streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae from children in the central african republic. | to assist the central african republic (car) develop national guidelines for treating children with pneumonia, a survey was conducted to determine antimicrobial resistance rates of nasopharyngeal isolates of streptococcus pneumoniae (sp) and haemophilus influenzae (hi). secondary purposes of the survey were to identify risk factors associated with carriage of a resistant isolate and to compare the survey methods of including only children with pneumonia vs. including all ill children. | 2000 | 10819340 |