Table 1 Pathogens isolated from CSF of children admitted to Goroka General Hospital with meningitis. A total of 377 pathogens were isolated, with an additional 108 isolates considered contaminants (not shown in table)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

180

Haemophilus influenzae

165

 (Hia 9; Hib 153; Hic 2; NT 1)

Neisseria meningitidis

1

Group A Streptococcus

6

Group B Streptococcus

2

Escherichia coli

4

Klebsiella pneumoniae

3

Enterobacter cloacae

1

Proteus sp.

1

Proteus mirabilis

1

Salmonella sp.

2

Providencia sp.^a

1

Citrobacter sp.^a

1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

2

Acinetobacter lwoffii

4

Non-haemolytic Streptococcus ^b

1