Open AccessPhenotypic Characterization and Antibiogram of CSF Isolates in Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Author(s) -
Syamal Modi,
Amit Anand
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6081.3737
Subject(s) - meningitis , gram staining , streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , antibiotics , latex fixation test , microbiological culture , antibiogram , bacterial meningitis , neisseria meningitidis , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , pediatrics , antibiotic resistance , biology , bacteria , genetics , antibody
Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a medical emergency, which warrants an early diagnosis and an aggressive therapy. Despite the availability of potent newer antibiotics, the mortality rate caused by acute bacterial meningitis remains significantly high in India and in other developing countries, which ranges from 16 - 32%. There is a need of a periodic review of bacterial meningitis worldwide, since the pathogens which are responsible for the infection may vary with time, geography and the age of the patient.