The Epidemiology of Meningitis among Adults in a South African Province with a High HIV Prevalence, 2009-2012

Erika Britz; Olga Perovic; Claire von Mollendorf; Anne von Gottberg; Samantha Iyaloo; Vanessa Quan; Verushka Chetty; Charlotte Sriruttan; Nazir A. Ismail; Ananta Nanoo; Alfred Musekiwa; Carl Reddy; Karien Viljoen; Cheryl Cohen; Nelesh P. Govender

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163036

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The Epidemiology of Meningitis among Adults in a South African Province with a High HIV Prevalence, 2009-2012

Erika Britz,

Affiliations South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Olga Perovic,

Affiliations National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Claire von Mollendorf,

Affiliations National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Anne von Gottberg,

Affiliations National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Samantha Iyaloo,

Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Vanessa Quan,

Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Verushka Chetty,

Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Charlotte Sriruttan,

Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nazir A. Ismail,

Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Ananta Nanoo,

Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Alfred Musekiwa,

Affiliation Division of Global Health Protection, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pretoria, South Africa
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Carl Reddy,

Affiliation South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Karien Viljoen,

Affiliation South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Cheryl Cohen,

Affiliations National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nelesh P. Govender

* E-mail: neleshg@nicd.ac.za

Affiliations National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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The Epidemiology of Meningitis among Adults in a South African Province with a High HIV Prevalence, 2009-2012

Erika Britz,
Olga Perovic,
Claire von Mollendorf,
Anne von Gottberg,
Samantha Iyaloo,
Vanessa Quan,
Verushka Chetty,
Charlotte Sriruttan,
Nazir A. Ismail,
Ananta Nanoo

Published: September 26, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163036

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