to the discovery of antibiotics, bacterial meningitis was almost invariably fatal: over 95% of individuals developing bacterial meningitis died, and the few individuals surviving infection were neurologically devastated. With the advent of antibiotics, bacterial meningitis became a treatable condition, and the primary objective in the patient with bacterial meningitis became, appropriately, pro...

Background : Meningitis is more common during the neonatal period than other periods of life and has a prevalence of one in 1000 live births. The similarity of its clinical manifestations with other infectious diseases makes it difficult to diagnose. The aim of the current study was to determine the relationship between age, sex, clinical signs and symptoms and laboratory test results of ne...

meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, thereby involving the arachnoid, the pia and the cerebrospinal fluid (csf). it is divided into viral and bacterial meningitis. for different reasons the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is very important. the examination of csf samples may provide information about causative microorganism. the sensivity of ...

BACKGROUND Acute bacterial meningitis remains a disease with high mortality and morbidity rates. However, with prompt and adequate antimicrobial and supportive treatment, the chances for survival have improved, especially among infants and children. Careful management of fluid and electrolyte balance is an important supportive therapy. Both over- and under-hydration are associated with adverse ...

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Background: Bacterial meningitis remains a source of substantial morbidity and mortality in childhood. During the last decades gradual changes have been observed in the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis, related to the introduction of new polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines. The study presents an overview of the epidemiological patterns of acute bacterial meningitis in a tertiary children ...

CONTEXT Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections seen in infants and children, which is associated with acute complications and chronic morbidity. Infections of Central Nervous System (CNS) still dominate the scene of childhood neurological disorders in most of the developing tropical countries. AIMS To isolate, identify and determine the antibiotic susceptibility patterns o...

Background: Bacterial meningitis remains a common disease worldwide. Its most frequent causes are Nessieria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae. Information on the relative frequency of the isolation and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of these pathogens is scarce in Ethiopia. Objectives: To identify bacterial pathogens that cause meningitis and to assess the a...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of lumber puncture-proven acute bacterial meningitis among children with fever and seizures first onset.METHODOLOGY From March 2020 to 2021, a hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at paediatrics department Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. The sample size for total 342 people estimated using WHO software. included all who had fi...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous meningitis caused by gram-negative bacilli in adult patients is uncommon and poorly characterized. Our objective is to describe and compare the characteristics and the outcome of adult patients with spontaneous gram-negative bacilli meningitis (GNBM) and spontaneous meningitis due to other pathogens. METHODS Prospective single hospital-based observational cohort study c...