Neonatal meningitis according to the microbiological diagnosis: a decade of experience in a tertiary center
| Autor: | Maria Regina Bentlin, Gabriel Luís Ferreira, Ligia Maria Suppo de Souza Rugolo, Geraldo Henrique Soares Silva, Alessandro Lia Mondelli, Antonio Rugolo Júnior |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 68, Iss 6, Pp 882-887 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4227 0004-282X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X2010000600010 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of and mortality due to meningitis and compare data according to microbiological diagnosis. This was a ten-year retrospective study conducted at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Newborns with meningitis confirmed by positive CSF culture were included; those with congenital infection or malformations that made lumbar puncture impossible were excluded. The variables investigated were birth weight, gestational and postnatal age, procedures, hematological and CSF parameters, and complications. Parametric and non-parametric tests were used (statistical value p |
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