From: Sequelae due to bacterial meningitis among African children: a systematic literature review
Type of bacteria | No. of studies with in-hospital data | Total no. cases | In-hospital CFR: median (min, max) | % With any in-hospital sequelae: median (min, max) | No. of studies with post-discharge data | Total no. cases discharged | % Cases died after discharge: median (min, max) | % With any post-discharge sequelae: median (min, max) |
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Pneumococcus | 14 | 1,463 | 35% (9% to 67%) | 25% (16% to 38%) | 3 | 147 | 0%, 22.5%a | 5%, 41%, 58%a |
Hib | 15 | 1,373 | 25% (4% to 41%) | 25% (4% to 44%) | 3 | 187 | 0%, 14%, 16%a | 0%, 13%, 38%a |
Meningococcus | 8 | 1,065 | 4% (1% to 13%) | 7% (3% to 21%) | 2 | 306 | 0%a | 3%, 9%a |
All bacteria | 27 | 4,245 | 27% (1% to 75%) | 18% (4% to 57%) | 10 | 1,118 | 0% (0% to 18%) | 25% (3% to 47%) |