The outcome of non-typhoidal salmonella meningitis in Malawian children, 1997–2006

Abstract

In Malawi, salmonella meningitis has a CFR of approximately 50%, which has remained constant over many years. Residual morbidity, however, has decreased over 10 years, despite rising numbers of multi-drug-resistant cases of NTS. This improvement might be owing to better treatment and management and/or reduced pathogenicity of the multi-drug-resistant bacteria.