Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases
| Autor: | MARCELO MASRUHA RODRIGUES, SANDRA JAGER PATROCÍNIO, MURILO GIMENES RODRIGUES |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 58, Iss 3B, Pp 843-851 (2000) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4227 0004-282X 46688234 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X2000000500009 |
| Popis: | In spite of the steady increase in the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus infections, it remains a relatively uncommon cause of meningitis. To our knowledge, no series of community-acquired S. aureus meningitis (CASAM) restricted to children has been published. So far in this retrospective study we report our experience with CASAM in children, hospitalized from 1983 to 1998 at Nossa Senhora da Glória Children's Hospital (HINSG). During the sixteen-year study period, 2,319 new cases of acute pyogenic meningitis were diagnosed at HINSG. Community-acquired S. aureus was identified as the causative agent in 30 patients (1.3 percent). The predominantly spinal localization of the agent is stressed. In contrast with publications which analyze adults, it has a better prognosis. |
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