Background: Bacterial meningitis is still one of the major causes of deaths, disabilities, and
mental retardation in children in Morogoro region. To study the current meningitis burden,
we evaluated the common bacterial isolates and clinical outcome of the disease in the
region. Methods: We conducted a hospital-based prospective study on 1352 children aged
between 7 days and 12 years admitted in pediatric wards at Morogoro Regional Referral
Hospital for 7 months. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for laboratory microbiological examination …