Aetiology of bacterial meningitis in infants aged <90 days : Prospective surveillance in Luanda, Angola

Background: Despite effective antibiotics and vaccines, bacterial meningitis (BM) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in young infants worldwide. Data from Africa on the aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility are scarce. Objective: To describe the aetiology of BM in Angolan infants Methods: A prospective, observational, single-site study was conducted from February 2016 to October 2017 in the Paediatric Hospital of Luanda. All cerebrospinal fluid samples (CSF) from infants aged Results: Of the 1287 infants, 299 (23%) had confirmed or probable BM. Of the 212 (16%) identified bacterial isolates from CSF, the most common were Klebsiella spp (30 cases), Streptococcus pneumoniae (29 cases), Streptococcus agalactiae (20 cases), Escherichia coli (17 cases), and Staphylococcus aureus (11 cases). A fifth of pneumococci (3/14; 21%) showed decreased susceptibility to penicillin, whereas methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was encountered in 4/11 cases (36%). Of the gram-negative isolates, 6/45 (13%) were resistant to gentamicin and 20/58 (34%) were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. Twenty-four percent (33/135) of the BM cases were fatal, but this is likely an underestimation. Conclusions: BM was common among infantsPeer reviewe

Risk factors for death in suspected severe bacterial infection in infants aged

Background Yearly, about two million infants die during the first 28 days of life. Most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and a third of those are caused by severe infections. The early identification of infants at risk of death is important when trying to prevent poor outcomes. Objective The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for death among young infants with possible serious bacterial infection (pSBI) at hospital admission. Methods This prospective, observational, single-site, descriptive study forms part of a larger study on bacterial meningitis in infantsPeer reviewe

Anais do VI Encontro de Escritores de Língua Portuguesa

Literatura e Lusofonia, colectânea dos textos apresentados ao VI Encontro de Escritores de Língua Portuguesa, realizado na Cidade da Praia.Câmara Municipal da Praia e Câmara Municipal de Lisboainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A vida em que vivemos: raça, gênero e modernidade em São Gonçalo A vida em que vivemos: race, gender and modernity in São Gonçalo

Neste artigo, o autor apresenta dados preliminares de pesquisa etnográfica com jovens de ambos os sexos em grande bairro popular na periferia de São Gonçalo, Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. O objetivo da pesquisa é interrogar sobre a experiência da modernização em ambiente de pobreza e subcidadania e, mais especificamente, como as práticas e representações de raça e gênero são mobilizadas pelos agentes nesse contexto. O debate sobre modernização e relações raciais, assim como uma descrição sociológica sintética do bairro, ajudam a enquadrar as observações etnográficas, relacionadas principalmente aos usos do corpo, sua racialização e gendering; a experiência da subalternidade de classe; e o sentimento de excentricidade ou condição periférica.<br>In this article the author displays some ethnographic data from a research with young people of both sexes in a big popular periphery neighborhood of São Gonçalo city, Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro. The research main goal is to interrogate the modernization experience in an environment of sub-citizenship and poverty. More specifically the question is how the agents mobilize race/gender practices and representations in that context. The discussion about modernization and race relations as well a brief sociological description of the neighborhood help to better understand the ethnographic observations which are related with the body uses, its racialization and gendering; the class subalternity experience; and the feeling of eccentricity or peripheral condition