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Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Pediatric Invasive Meningococcal Disease, Auckland, New Zealand (Aotearoa), 2004–2020

Cameron BurtonComments to Author , Emma Best, Matthew Broom, Helen Heffernan, Simon Briggs, and Rachel Webb
Author affiliations: The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C. Burton, E. Best, R. Webb); Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, Auckland (C. Burton, R. Webb); Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland (E. Best, S. Briggs, R. Webb); Te Whatu Ora Waitematā, Auckland (M. Broom); Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington, New Zealand (H. Heffernan).

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Table 2

Outcomes of 319 confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease in children <15 years of age, Auckland, New Zealand, 2004–2020

Outcome No. cases/total no. (%)
Died
13/319 (4.1)
Cure, complete outcome data 258/306 (84.3)
Cure, incomplete outcome data 48/306 (15.6)
Cure without sequelae 197/258 (76.4)
Cure with sequelae
61/258 (23.6)
Sequelae
Neurodevelopmental 35/258 (13.6)
Sensorineural hearing loss 32/258 (12.4)
Skin scarring 16/258 (6.2)
Loss of limbs or digits 7/258 (2.7)
Chronic kidney disease 1/258 (0.4)
Other sequelae*
5/258 (1.9)
Neurodevelopmental sequelae
Delayed development 20/258 (7.8)
Cerebral ischemia 13/258 (5)
Epilepsy 8/258 (3.1)
Learning, concentration, behavior, psychological 8/258 (3.1)
Other† 10/258 (3.9)

*Other: bone growth arrest 2/258 (0.8%); cardiomyopathy 1/258 (0.4%); gastrointestinal hemorrhage 1/258 (0.4%); panniculitis 1/258 (0.4%). †Other neurodevelopmental: chronic hydrocephalus 2/258 (0.8%); autism spectrum disorder 1/258 (0.4%); ataxia 1/258 (0.4%); carotid artery narrowing 1/258 (0.4%); chronic headache 1/258 (0·4%); cranial nerve palsy 1/258 (0.4%); encephalomalacia 1/258 (0.4%); hypertonia 1/258 (0.4%); syringomyelia 1/258 (0.4%).

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