Comparison of clinical features of purulent meningitis between small-for-gestational-age and appropriate-for-gestational-age infants / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
; (12): 1028-1031, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the differences in the clinical features of purulent meningitis (PM) between small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) infants.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 58 full-term infants with PM were analyzed retrospectively. The infants were classified into a SGA group (13 cases) and an AGA group (45 cases) according to their birth weight and gestational age. Clinical manifestations, laboratory results, and outcomes were compared between the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The incidence of decreased muscle tone in the SGA group was significantly higher than that in the AGA group (P<0.05); the positive rate in the Pandy's test for cerebrospinal fluid in the SGA group was significantly higher than that in the SGA group (P<0.05). Brain imaging examination showed that the incidence of brain injuries in the SGA group was significantly higher than that in the AGA group (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>SGA infants with PM display a higher risk of brain injury, suggesting a poorer outcome, compared with AGA infants.</p>
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Main subject:
Suppuration
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Brain Injuries
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Infant, Small for Gestational Age
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Epidemiology
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Retrospective Studies
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Meningitis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article