Volume 13, Number 6—June 2007
Dispatch
Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002
Table 2
Characteristics of patients with confirmed cases of infection with Neisseria meningitidis W135, Pissy District, Burkina Faso, Apr–May 2002 (n = 31)
Characteristic | No. (%) |
---|---|
Age group, y | |
<1 | 1 (3) |
1–4 | 16 (52) |
5–14 | 13 (42) |
15–30 | 1 (3) |
Male sex | 19 (61) |
Symptom onset, d* | |
<1 | 2 (7) |
1–2 | 18 (60) |
3–4 | 10 (33) |
Received antimicrobial drug† | 25 (89) |
Temperature, °C* | |
<38 | 8 (27) |
38.1–39.9 | 12 (40) |
>40 | 10 (33) |
Other clinical signs | |
Headache | 21 (70) |
Vomiting | 22 (73) |
Anorexia | 22 (73) |
Stiff neck | 16 (53) |
Fever, stiff neck, and headache | 10 (33) |
*Data missing for 1 case-patient.
†Data missing for 3 case-patients.
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