From: Sequelae due to bacterial meningitis among African children: a systematic literature review
Reference | Country | No. cases discharged | PD CFR | Average follow-up time, months | Total no. assessed for sequelae | HL (%) | VL (%) | CD (%) | SLD (%) | BP (%) | MI (%) | SZ (%) | Any neuropsychological sequelae (%) | Bacterial pathogens studied |
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[50] | Tunisia | 85 | Â | 60 | 82 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 13% | Spn, Hib, Nm |
[41] | Egypt | 367 | 0% | 3 | 367 | 2% | 0% | 0% | Â | Â | 1% | Â | 3% | Spn, Hib, Nm |
[35] | Nigeria | 47 | 0% | Â | 47 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 15% | 23% | Spn, Hib, Nm, Klebsiella and others |
[16] | Egypt | 78 | Â | (2 to 24) | 78 | Â | 10% | Â | Â | Â | 10% | Â | 24% | Tuberculosis |
[17] | Egypt | 289 | Â | 12 | 289 | Â | 8% | Â | Â | Â | 7% | Â | 32% | Tuberculosis |
[49] | Ethiopia | Â | Â | Â | 53 | 34% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 34%a | Spn, Hib, Nm, others |
[36] | The Gambia | 58 | 16% | 8 | 48 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 13% | Hib |
[48] | Cameroon | Â | Â | 14 | 67 | 13% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3%b | 7% | 25% | Spn, Hib, Nm, others |
[60] | Sudan | 34 | 10% | (3 to 48) | 27 | 22% | Â | Â | 7% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 33% | Spn, Hib, Nm and others |
[22] | The Gambia | 160 | 18% | (11 to 90) | 73 | 33% | 11% | 22% | Â | Â | 27%c | 19% | 47% | Spn, Hib |