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- W3209217245 abstract "Outbreaks of Neisseria meningitidis have reached alarming levels due to the pathogen's ability to cause severe complications, presenting as meningitis or septicemia. Our study reports the results of the first wide-scale surveillance of meningococcal meningitis in Iraq.The study included all consecutive cases of clinically suspected meningitis between June 2018 and May 2020 at 18 major hospitals around Iraq (n = 2314). Laboratory analysis of biological samples and real-time polymerase chain reaction tests were conducted to confirm bacterial etiology. Demographical and medical data were collected for statistical analysis.In total, 370 patients were confirmed to have bacterial meningitis (215 had N. meningitidis, 154 had Streptococcus pneumoniae, and one case had Haemophilus influenzae type b). The most common N. meningitidis serogroup was B (77.7%), followed by W (18.1%) and X (4.2%). The annual incidence rate of N. meningitidis per 100 000 population was 0.86, with the highest being in Karbala (1.52 per 100 000 population). Cases of meningococcal meningitis were more likely to occur in children younger than 15 (OR = 3.526), and in the winter (OR = 1.474).Continuous surveillance of N. meningitidis is necessary in Iraq, and can only be achieved through improved detection methods. The incidence of meningococcal meningitis in Iraq warrants improved vaccination programs." @default.
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- W3209217245 date "2021-12-01" @default.
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- W3209217245 title "The epidemiology of meningococcal meningitis: multicenter, hospital-based surveillance of meningococcal meningitis in Iraq" @default.
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