Epidemiology of adult meningitis during antiretroviral therapy scale-up in southern Africa : Results from the Botswana national meningitis survey

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OBJECTIVES: Data on meningitis epidemiology in high HIV-prevalence African settings following antiretroviral therapy scale-up are lacking. We described epidemiology of adult meningitis in Botswana over a 16-year period.

METHODS: Laboratory records for adults undergoing lumbar puncture (LP) 2000-2015 were collected, with complete national data 2013-2014. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and linked HIV-data were described, and national incidence figures estimated for 2013-2014. Temporal trends in meningitis were evaluated.

RESULTS: Of 21,560 adults evaluated, 41% (8759/21,560) had abnormal CSF findings with positive microbiological testing and/or pleocytosis; 43% (3755/8759) of these had no confirmed microbiological diagnosis. Of the 5004 microbiologically-confirmed meningitis cases, 89% (4432/5004) were cryptococcal (CM) and 8% (382/5004) pneumococcal (PM). Seventy-three percent (9525/13,033) of individuals undergoing LP with identifiers for HIV registry linkage had documented HIV-infection. Incidence of LP for meningitis evaluation in Botswana 2013-2014 was 142.6/100,000 person-years (95%CI:138.3-147.1); incidence of CM was 25.0/100,000 (95%CI:23.2-26.9), and incidence of PM was 2.7/100,000 (95%CI:2.4-3.1). In contrast to previously reported declines in CM incidence with ART roll-out, no significant temporal decline in pneumococcal or culture-negative meningitis was observed.

CONCLUSIONS: CM remained the predominant identified aetiology of meningitis despite ART scale-up. A high proportion of cases had abnormal CSF with negative microbiological evaluation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infection - 79(2019), 3 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 212-219

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tenforde, Mark W [VerfasserIn]
Mokomane, Margaret [VerfasserIn]
Leeme, Tshepo [VerfasserIn]
Tlhako, Nametso [VerfasserIn]
Tsholo, Katlego [VerfasserIn]
Ramodimoosi, Chandapiwa [VerfasserIn]
Dube, Bonno [VerfasserIn]
Mokobela, Kelebeletse O [VerfasserIn]
Tawanana, Ephraim [VerfasserIn]
Chebani, Tony [VerfasserIn]
Pilatwe, Tlhagiso [VerfasserIn]
Hurt, William J [VerfasserIn]
Mitchell, Hannah K [VerfasserIn]
Molefi, Mooketsi [VerfasserIn]
Mullan, Paul C [VerfasserIn]
Guthrie, Brandon L [VerfasserIn]
Farquhar, Carey [VerfasserIn]
Steenhoff, Andrew P [VerfasserIn]
Mine, Madisa [VerfasserIn]
Jarvis, Joseph N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Cryptococcal meningitis
HIV
Journal Article
Pneumococcal meningitis
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Sub-Saharan Africa
TB meningitis

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Date Completed 08.07.2020

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jinf.2019.06.013

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NLM298694824