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Burden, spectrum and predictors of neurological sequelae in children surviving acute bacterial meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

2026-07-16

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background. Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a leading cause of childhood death and acquired lifelong disability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The convergence of the African meningitis belt, a high force of infection from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type b and Neisseria meningitidis, frequent late presentation, and constrained diagnostic and audiology capacity me...

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62682db2-9800-537e-90c3-28fbbf04febd
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-10308598/v1
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