Background: Post-neurosurgical meningitis is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. In this study we aimed to compare the differences of clinical, laboratory features and outcomes between the post-neurosurgical meningitis caused by gram-negative bacilli (GNB) and gram-positive cocci (GPC). Methods: Cases of post-neurosurgical meningitis (with positive CSF culture) were included. After...

background: the rates of postneurosurgical infections, particularly meningitis and the most common pathogens have been reported variable during the recent years. the aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of postneurosurgical meningitis and its current spectrum of infectious agent. methods: in a descriptive study, the postneurosurgical patients’ cerebrospinal fluid was cultured on...

Meningitis is an uncommon complication of neurosurgical procedures, with an incidence of 1.1% to 2.5%. Although unusual, the frequency of nosocomial Gram-negative meningitis appears to be increasing. Gram-negative meningitis has been documented following disruption of the dura-arachnoid barrier secondary to trauma or surgery. The association of Gram-negative bacillary meningitis with neurosurgi...

BACKGROUND Bacterial meningitis is not rare in post-neurosurgical patients. If patients are not treated promptly, the mortality rate can reach 20 to 50 %. The concentration of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate has been reported to be helpful in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis; however, no systematic evaluations have investigated CSF from a postoperative perspective. In this study, we perf...

introduction recently acinetobacter baumannii isolates have emerged as a problematic infectious agent that causes meningitis in neurosurgical patients. colistin has been used successfully for the treatment of a. baumannii meningitis but colistin resistant isolates have been reported worldwide. case presentation two isolates of a. baumannii were cultured during a five-day period from cerebrospin...

BACKGROUND In order to better define the pathogenic role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage catheters in postoperative patients, we comparatively analyze the clinical course of device and non-device-related meningitis. METHODS This is an observational, partially prospective, study on consecutive adult patients who developed meningitis after undergoing neurosurgical procedures at the Neuros...

Enterococcal meningitis in adults has rarely been reported. The aim of this retrospective study was to examine the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of adults with enterococcal meningitis. Thirteen adult patients with supratentorial enterococcal meningitis were enrolled from 2000 to 2012. Laboratory data derived from cerebrospinal fluid, clinical features and therapeutic outcome...

Aim: To analyze the characteristics of Post-neurosurgical nosocomial bacterial meningitis in adults Study design: A retrospective cross-sectional study Place and duration: Riyadh Care Hospital/ National Hospital, from July 2005 to June 2010 then 2013 2018. Methodology: Over ten years, sixty-two patients above age 16 years who suffered were evaluated by collecting clinical data. The cases divide...