Open AccessProfiles of acute bacterial meningitis isolates in children in National Hospital, Abuja
Author(s) -
Kenneth Iregbu,
Nasiru Abdullahi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.169749
Subject(s) - medicine , cefuroxime , imipenem , ceftriaxone , streptococcus pneumoniae , amoxicillin , meningitis , meropenem , antibiotics , clavulanic acid , pneumonia , klebsiella pneumoniae , amoxicillin/clavulanic acid , microbiology and biotechnology , pediatrics , antibiotic resistance , biology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene
Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. It is an acute medical emergency that requires urgent rational antibiotic therapy, especially in neonates and young infants. Determining the pattern and susceptibility of isolates of ABM among children for prompt treatment of this important cause of mortality and morbidity is very important. This study determined the types and the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of ABM isolates among children at the National Hospital, Abuja.