Etiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in children at a tertiary-care centre in Montreal, Canada
GBS is now the leading etiology of paediatric community-acquired bacterial meningitis at our centre. The etiology of bacterial meningitis varies greatly by age. Future studies should focus on improving the serotype spectrum of vaccines, identifying strategies to lower GBS infection, and improving the use of PCR as a diagnostic tool.
Authors
- Christian Renaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-5380)
- Anne-Sophie Besner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5669-6906)
- Jocelyn Gravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-4990)
Institutions
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Paediatrics & Child Health
- Published
- 2024-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxae057
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00