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Neonatal Meningitis in Nigerian Infants
Author(s) -
LONGE A. C.,
OMENE J. A.,
OKOLO A. A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1984.tb09958.x
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , neonatal meningitis , pediatrics , bacterial meningitis , intensive care medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
53 Nigerian infants with neonatal meningitis were prospectively studied. The striking features were: ( a ) the higher predisposition (26.7‐fold) of LBW infants to developing meningitis than has been previously reported in the literature; ( b ) the predominant role of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus ; and ( c ) the rarity of salmonella organisms and the conspicuous absence of group B streptococcus as aetiological pathogens. The outcome was related to the age of onset and type of micro‐organism. The presence of neurological signs, particularly nuchal rigidity and bulging anterior fontanelle, carried a poor prognosis. The overall mortality was 37.7%