Pyogenic meningitis.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-89029
ABSTRACT
Fifty cases with pyogenic meningitis, aged 15 to 72 years, with a malefemale ratio of 51, were studied. The majority of cases (70%) were in the 15 to 25 years age group. The organisms detected in the 29 culture-positive cases included S aureus (12), pneumococci (9) and meningococci (8). Thirteen patients died; the poor prognostic factors included old age, the presence of coma or shock, CSF sugar below 10 mg/dl or protein above 750 mg/dl and the presence of gram negative organisms in the CSF.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adolescent
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Age Factors
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Adult
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India
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Meningitis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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