Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Pediatric Invasive Meningococcal Disease, Auckland, New Zealand (Aotearoa), 2004–2020
Cameron Burton
, Emma Best, Matthew Broom, Helen Heffernan, Simon Briggs, and Rachel Webb
, Emma Best, Matthew Broom, Helen Heffernan, Simon Briggs, and Rachel Webb
Table 2
Outcomes of 319 confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease in children <15 years of age, Auckland, New Zealand, 2004–2020
| Outcome | No. cases/total no. (%) |
|---|---|
| Died |
13/319 (4.1) |
| Cure, complete outcome data | 258/306 (84.3) |
| Cure, incomplete outcome data | 48/306 (15.6) |
| Cure without sequelae | 197/258 (76.4) |
| Cure with sequelae |
61/258 (23.6) |
| Sequelae | |
| Neurodevelopmental | 35/258 (13.6) |
| Sensorineural hearing loss | 32/258 (12.4) |
| Skin scarring | 16/258 (6.2) |
| Loss of limbs or digits | 7/258 (2.7) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 1/258 (0.4) |
| Other sequelae* |
5/258 (1.9) |
| Neurodevelopmental sequelae | |
| Delayed development | 20/258 (7.8) |
| Cerebral ischemia | 13/258 (5) |
| Epilepsy | 8/258 (3.1) |
| Learning, concentration, behavior, psychological | 8/258 (3.1) |
| Other† | 10/258 (3.9) |
*Other: bone growth arrest 2/258 (0.8%); cardiomyopathy 1/258 (0.4%); gastrointestinal hemorrhage 1/258 (0.4%); panniculitis 1/258 (0.4%). †Other neurodevelopmental: chronic hydrocephalus 2/258 (0.8%); autism spectrum disorder 1/258 (0.4%); ataxia 1/258 (0.4%); carotid artery narrowing 1/258 (0.4%); chronic headache 1/258 (0·4%); cranial nerve palsy 1/258 (0.4%); encephalomalacia 1/258 (0.4%); hypertonia 1/258 (0.4%); syringomyelia 1/258 (0.4%).
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