Table 2 Bacteriologic specimens and strains isolated by the National Reference Laboratory 2005 to 2007
From: Strengthening systems for communicable disease surveillance: creating a laboratory network in Rwanda
| Â | Â | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suspected outbreak | Specimen type | Number of specimens received | Number of confirmed isolates | Number of specimens received | Number of confirmed isolates | Number of specimens received | Number of confirmed isolates |
Cholera | Stool | 46 | 3 V. cholerae 01 Ogawa 8 V. cholerae 01 Inaba | 17 | 2 V. Cholerae 01 Ogawa | 110 | 8 V. cholerae 01 Ogawa 1 V. cholerae 01 Hikojima |
Dysentery | Stool | 11 | None | None | None | 110 (same specimens as for cholera) | 4 E. coli 0157: H7 1 Shigella flexneri 1 Shigella sonnei |
Measles | Blood | 188 | 0 measles 28 rubella | 187 | 42 measles 23 rubella | 132 | 12 measles 18 rubella |
Typhoid fever | Blood | 42 | 8 Salmonella typhi 1 Salmonella. paratyphi B | 44 | 3 Salmonella typhi 1 Staphylococcus aureus | 132 | 3 Salmonella typhi 1 Staphylococcus aureus |
Meningitis | Cerebro-spinal fluid | 20 | 2 N. meningitidis 5 Streptococcus pneumoniae | 21 | 6 Streptococcus pneumoniae | 22 | 6 S. pneumoniae 1 S. agalactiae 1 C. neoformans 1 C. albudis |