Nationwide Trends in Bacterial Meningitis before the Introduction of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine-Burkina Faso, 2011-2013.
Dinanibè KambiréHeidi M SoetersRasmata Ouédraogo-TraoréIsaïe MedahLassana SangareIssaka YaméogoGuetawendé SawadogoAbdoul-Salam OuédraogoSoumeya Hema-OuangraouaLesley McGeeVelusamy SrinivasanFlavien AkéMalika Congo-OuédraogoSoufian SanouAbsatou Ky BaRyan T NovakChris Van Benedennull nullPublished in: PloS one (2016)
In Burkina Faso, the highest morbidity and mortality due to pneumococcal meningitis occurred among children aged <1 year. The majority of cases were due to PCV13-associated serotypes; introduction of PCV13 should substantially decrease this burden.