Pyogenic meningitis in Ilesa, Nigeria.
Indian Pediatr
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2005 Oct; 42(10): 1019-23
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-15302
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted in 124 children with meningitis to review the etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and outcome of disease in a Nigerian tertiary health facility. Of these, 97 (78.27%) were culture positive; in the rest 27(21.8%), diagnosis was based on Gram staining of the CSF. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were isolated in 33.9%, 33.9%, 5.6%, 2.4%, and 2.4% samples respectively. All the isolates had 100 percent; sensitivity to both ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin while the sensitivities to penicillin and ampicillin were remarkably low. The mortality was 33/124 (26.6%) while 16/ 91 (17.6%) of the survivors had various neurologic sequelae.
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Asunto principal:
Estaciones del Año
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Niño
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Preescolar
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Incidencia
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Adolescente
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Meningitis Bacterianas
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Distribución por Sexo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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