[Clinical and laboratory aspects of acute bacterial meningitis in infants].

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:to describe clinical and laboratorial characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis in infants. METHOD:data from the prospective follow-up of infants with acute bacterial meningitis, admitted at the Hospital Couto Maia between March and December 1997, were analyzed with specific statistical software. RESULTS:acute bacterial meningitis was more prevalent in infants with ages varying from 6 months to 1 year. The most frequent etiologic agent was Haemophilus influenzae. The global lethality was 25.9% and among the survivors 39.3% left the hospital with some abnormality in the neurological exam compatible with the brain involvement. CONCLUSION:acute bacterial meningitis in infants is a high lethality disease that in the majority of cases can be prevented. We consider of great relevance the adoption of health prevention strategies in order to reduce the incidence of this disease.

journal_name

Arq Neuropsiquiatr

authors

Lucena R,Gomes I,Cardoso E,Goes J,Nunes L,Cardoso A,Rodrigues B,Souza M,Novaes MA,Melo A

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-06-01 00:00:00

pages

281-4

issue

2-A

eissn

0004-282X

issn

1678-4227

pii

S0004-282X2002000200018

journal_volume

60

pub_type

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