Pyogenic meningitis in Ilesa, Nigeria.
Indian Pediatr
;
2005 Oct; 42(10): 1019-23
Artigo
em Inglês
| 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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Estações do Ano
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Incidência
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Adolescente
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Meningites Bacterianas
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Distribuição por Sexo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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