Nasopharyngeal colonization among HIV-infected children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and association with colonization.

Background: and are common inhabitants of the nasopharynx of children. HIV-infected children have higher risk of invasive diseases caused by these pathogens. With widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and the emergence of methicillin-resistant , the interaction between S.

Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012-2013.

Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012-2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms.