CHILDHOOD BACTERIAL-MENINGITIS IN RIYADH

被引：14

作者：

ABANAMY, A ^{[1
]}

SHUJA, M ^{[1
]}

KHALEEL, M ^{[1
]}

GHAZAL, S ^{[1
]}

CHERIAN, M ^{[1
]}

SALMAN, H ^{[1
]}

ALIM, SA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SULEMANIA CHILDRENS HOSP,POB 59046,RIYADH,SAUDI ARABIA

来源：

ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE | 1991年 / 11卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.5144/0256-4947.1991.628

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

One hundred and six patients with culture-positive bacterial meningitis were admitted to Sulemania Children's Hospital, Riyadh, from February 1985 to July 1990. The most common organisms causing meningitis in children older than 1 month were Hemiophilus influenzae type b (N = 61). Streptococcus pneumoniae (N = 19), and Neisseria meningitidis (N = 14). Among neonates, the most common organism causing meningitis was Group B beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (N = 4). Of the cases of Hemophilus influenzae, 4.9% were resistant to both ampicillin and chloramphenicol. Forty-two patients were pretreated with antibiotics. The mortality rate was 2.8%. We describe the clinical and laboratory findings in these patients. We also discuss the implications of our findings in relation to the choice of antibiotics.

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页码：628 / 632

页数：5