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[Risk factors for clinical prognosis in bacterial meningitis beyond the neonatal period]. 1998

K Nagai, and Y Sakata

Department of Pediatrics, St. Mary's Hospital.

A retrospective clinical study of 64 cases with bacterial meningitis beyond the neonatal period in the department of pediatrics of St. Mary's Hospital (1985-1995) was conducted. Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) (28 cases, 43.8%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) (23 cases, 35.9%) were common pathogens. The prognosis was classified into three groups; normal (42 cases, 65.6%), neurological sequelae (17 cases, 26.6%) and death (5 cases, 7.8%). We analyzed the risk factors associated with their outcome. The body temperature at admission, platelet count, CSF examination (WBC, glucose, GOT, GPT) were prognostic factors. The prognosis of bacterial meningitis caused by S. pneumoniae was worse than those due to H. influenzae (p = 0.0347).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006193	Haemophilus influenzae	A species of HAEMOPHILUS found on the mucous membranes of humans and a variety of animals. The species is further divided into biotypes I through VIII.	Bacterium influenzae,Coccobacillus pfeifferi,Haemophilus meningitidis,Hemophilus influenzae,Influenza-bacillus,Mycobacterium influenzae
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D013296	Streptococcus pneumoniae	A gram-positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and/or diseased humans and, rarely, domestic animals.	Diplococcus pneumoniae,Pneumococcus