Concomitant aseptic meningitis and bacterial urinary tract infection in young febrile infants

被引:18
作者
Finkelstein, Y [1 ]
Mosseri, R
Garty, BZ
机构
[1] Schneider Childrens Med Ctr Israel, Dept Pediat B, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
关键词
meningitis; urinary tract infection; infants;
D O I
10.1097/00006454-200106000-00019
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We evaluated the incidence and implications of coexistent bacterial urinary tract infection and aseptic meningitis in 1629 young febrile infants (age 1 to 60 days) who underwent sepsis work up. Urinary tract infection was diagnosed in 13.2% and aseptic meningitis in 8.8%. Eleven patients (0.7%) had both infections. In view of possible coinfection initial laboratory results may be insufficient for decision-making regarding treatment in young febrile infants.
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