| childhood bacterial meningitis in kuwait. | a total of 110 cases of bacterial meningitis were studied over a 7-year period. the attack rate was 3.2/100,000 overall and 13/100,000 in children under 12 years. haemophilus influenzae was the most common pathogen (44.3%), followed by streptococcus pneumoniae (20.9%) and neisseria meningitidis (12.7%). the mean patient age was 2.7 years, but 44/49 cases of h. influenzae meningitis were in children under 2 years, an attack rate of 31/100,000. the mortality was 22.4% for neonates and 6.5% for oth ... | 1990 | 2304135 |
| morbidity and mortality of bacterial meningitis in arab children. | between september 1981 and march 1987, 92 episodes of bacterial meningitis in 90 children were treated in three major hospitals in kuwait. the diagnosis was bacteriologically confirmed in 80 (87%). haemophilus influenzae was the most common aetiological organism and accounted for 42 episodes (45.6%) followed by streptococcus pneumoniae in 21 (22.8%) and neisseria meningitidis in only three (3.3%). bacterial meningitis occurred in 53 children (57.6%) below the age of 1 year and in 81 (88%) below ... | 1989 | 2607574 |
| meningitis due to beta-lactamase producing chloramphenicol resistant haemophilus influenzae type b in kuwait. | | 1988 | 3264562 |
| significance of atypical pathogens among community-acquired pneumonia adult patients admitted to hospital in kuwait. | the aim of this study is to determine the microbial etiology and severity of community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in kuwait. | 2005 | 15961932 |
| childhood meningitis in kuwait: epidemiology of etiologic agents and the need for pneumococcal disease prevention. | to investigate the epidemiology of the etiologic agents causing bacterial meningitis in kuwait. | 2006 | 17047350 |
| epidemiology of childhood meningitis in kuwait. | haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) conjugate vaccine was introduced as part of childhood routine immunization in kuwait in 1996. the aim of this study is to describe the epidemiological, microbiological, and clinical features of meningitis among children in kuwait from 2001 to 2003. | 2007 | 17476193 |
| trends and variations in the epidemiology of meningococcal disease in kuwait 1987-2013. | the introduction of haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) conjugate vaccine and conjugate pneumococcal vaccine into routine childhood vaccination in kuwait has resulted in the emergence of neisseria meningitidis as the leading cause of invasive bacterial infection in children. currently, a quadrivalent acyw-135 meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is administered as part of routine childhood vaccination in kuwait at the age of 2 years. conjugate meningococcal vaccines have been shown to be more ef ... | 2015 | 25779346 |
| the first reported case of possible haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine failure from kuwait and literature-review. | a 17-month-old vaccinated kuwaiti boy presented with meningitis. the haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) capsular antigen was detected in his blood, csf and urine. the microorganism failed to grow in culture. this case represents the first report of possible hib vaccine failure from kuwait. this report examines the possible reasons for this failure by reviewing the literature and emphasizes the need to broaden the definition of vaccine failure with the aim of optimizing the timing of the vaccine ... | 2016 | 24216517 |