Epidemiological, Cytochemical and Bacteriological Profile of Meningitis among Adults and Children in North West of Morocco | Zendy

Amr Loutfi | Zendy; M. El Hioui | Zendy; Samira Jayche | Zendy; Lacheheb Mohammed | Zendy; A. A. H. Asmaa | Zendy; Abdesslam Lhou | Zendy; Badreddine Dahou | Zendy; Ahmed Omar Touha | Zendy

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Epidemiological, Cytochemical and Bacteriological Profile of Meningitis among Adults and Children in North West of Morocco

Author(s) -

Amr Loutfi,

M. El Hioui,

Samira Jayche,

Lacheheb Mohammed,

A. A. H. Asmaa,

Abdesslam Lhou,

Badreddine Dahou,

Ahmed Omar Touha

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

pakistan journal of biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1812-5735

pISSN - 1028-8880

DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2020.891.897

Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , meningitis , streptococcus pneumoniae , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , coagulase , bacterial meningitis , pathogen , pediatrics , antibiotics , cerebrospinal meningitis , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus , genetics , physics , optics

Meningitis is a medical and public health problem in Morocco, particularly in the North West region. The purpose of present study was to identify the pathogen in pyogenic meningitis and to determine its antibiotic susceptibility pattern Materials and Methods: A total of 247 cases were included in the diagnosis of meningitis on the basis of clinical findings and positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

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