Neonatal meningitis: a multicenter study in Lima, Peru.
Daniel Guillén-PintoBárbara Málaga-EspinozaJoselyn Ye-TayMaría Luz Rospigliosi-LópezAndrea Montenegro-RiveraMaría RivasMaría Luisa StiglichSonia Villasante-ValeraOlga Lizama-OlayaAlfredo ToriLizet CubaLuis FloriánLeidi Vilchez-FernándezOscar Eguiluz-LoaizaCarmen Rosa Dávila-AliagaPilar Medina-AlvaPublished in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica (2020)
The hospital incidence of neonatal meningitis was 1.4 per 1000 live births, being ten times higher in preterm infants. Breathing difficulty was the most frequent symptom in the early stage, while fever and irritability in the late stage. CSF showed pleocytosis without predominance of PMN. The most frequent germs were Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes. Ventriculitis and hydrocephalus were the most common neurological complications.
Keyphrases
- cerebrospinal fluid
- listeria monocytogenes
- preterm infants
- early stage
- escherichia coli
- risk factors
- low birth weight
- healthcare
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- gestational age
- emergency department
- squamous cell carcinoma
- acute care
- staphylococcus aureus
- adverse drug
- rectal cancer
- cystic fibrosis
- biofilm formation
- locally advanced
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- cerebral ischemia