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Epidemiological and Evolutionary Aspects of Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis in Burkina Faso
| Savadogo Mamoudou1*, Napon Christian2, Boushab Mohamed Boushab3, Zaongo Abraham1 and Kyéleme Nicole1 | |
| 1Department of Infectious Diseases at Chu-Yo, Burkina Faso | |
| 2Department of Neurology at Chu-Yo, Burkina Faso | |
| 3Department of Internal Medicine at Aioun Hospital Center, Mauritania | |
| *Corresponding Author : | Dr. Savadogo Mamoudou Department of Infectious Diseases Hospital Center University Yalgado Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso Tel: 70259154 E-mail: savadoma@gmail.com |
| Received: Feb 06, 2016 Accepted: Mar 04, 2016 Published: Mar 06, 2016 | |
| Citation: Mamoudou S, Christian N, Boushab BM, Abraham Z, Nicole K (2016) Epidemiological and Evolutionary Aspects of Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis in Burkina Faso. J Neuroinfect Dis 7:206. doi:10.4172/2314-7326.1000206 | |
| Copyright: © 2016 Mamoudou S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Aim: Pneumococcal meningitis remains a public health problem in Burkina Faso. The aim of our study was to describe the epidemiological and evolutionary aspects of pneumococcal meningitis. Patients and Methods: It was about a retrospective and descriptive study of the records of patients hospitalized for pneumococcal meningitis in the department of infectious diseases at CHU-YO, Burkina Faso during the period going from January 1st 2000 to December 31st 2014. Results: In 15 years, 318 cases were collected, representing a proportional morbidity of 5%. The sex ratio M/F was 1.2 and the average age was 24 years [44 days-70 years]. The majority (91%) of patients were from suburban areas of the city of Ouagadougou. Housewives, farmers and students were the most affected with 23%, 10% and 9%. The annual peaks of meningitis cases were recorded between January and April, which corresponds to the dry season. The evolution was fatal in 39.62%. The frequency of pneumococcal meningitis at CHU-YO remains relatively high with a heavy lethality. Hence the need to promote pneumococcal vaccination and strengthen the technical platform for an appropriate treatment of cases.
