20 years (1960-1980) of bacterial meningitis in childhood. I. Epidemiological and clinical data

One hundred forty six children having suffered bacterial meningitis at any age have been collected and retrospectively studied over a period of a twenty year survey (1960 to 1980). In our series we can confirm the prominent epidemiologic and clinical features emerging from the literature. It is note...

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Published inLa Pediatria medica e chirurgica Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 195
Main Authors Della Giustina, E, Forese, S, Pace, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.03.1985
Subjects
Aminoglycosides - cerebrospinal fluid
Aminoglycosides - therapeutic use
Brain - pathology
Cephalosporins - cerebrospinal fluid
Cephalosporins - therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Chloramphenicol - cerebrospinal fluid
Chloramphenicol - therapeutic use
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Italy
Meningitis - cerebrospinal fluid
Meningitis - diagnosis
Meningitis - drug therapy
Meningitis - epidemiology
Meningitis - pathology
Penicillins - cerebrospinal fluid
Penicillins - therapeutic use
Retrospective Studies
Italy
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Summary:One hundred forty six children having suffered bacterial meningitis at any age have been collected and retrospectively studied over a period of a twenty year survey (1960 to 1980). In our series we can confirm the prominent epidemiologic and clinical features emerging from the literature. It is notewborty to outline the great percentage of cases lacking any bacterial identification due to previous antimicrobial treatment for parameningeal foci. This raises some major problems about early diagnosis, validity and signification of lumbar punctures, and usefulness of starting treatment with large spectrum antibiotics.
ISSN:0391-5387