background and objectives : streptococcus pneumoniae is the main causative agent of acute bacterial meningitis in the world. this study aimed to detect pneumoniae infection in cerebrospinal fluid (csf) samples of patients with suspected meningitis. materials and methods : in this study, 200 csf samples in patients with suspected meningitis and with negative bacterial cultures were tested. demog...

background meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes, which surround the brain and spinal cord. early treatment of bacterial meningitis can prevent serious complications. in the last two decades, three vaccines have been developed against the three main bacterial species implicated in meningitis of children in western countries and vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial meningitis has decr...

  Background and Objective: Bacterial meningitis is an important cause of mortality and long-term neural morbidity. Immediate diagnosis and treatment are necessary in appropriate time. This study was designed in Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman to evaluate meningitis causes, frequency and CSF laboratory changes. Patients and Methods: In this retrograde descriptive study from September 2003 to Se...

Meningitis is an uncommon complication of neurosurgical procedures, with an incidence of 1.1% to 2.5%. Although unusual, the frequency of nosocomial Gram-negative meningitis appears to be increasing. Gram-negative meningitis has been documented following disruption of the dura-arachnoid barrier secondary to trauma or surgery. The association of Gram-negative bacillary meningitis with neurosurgi...

background objective: to evaluate the utility of specific cut-off values for c- reactive protein (crp) and immature-to-total neutrophil ratio (i/t) as screening tests for meningitis in culture negative early onset sepsis (eos). materials and methods retrospective chart review of 97 newborns with culture negative sepsis who had lumbar puncture performed as part of the sepsis evaluation in a leve...

Background Objective: To evaluate the utility of specific cut-off values for C- reactive protein (CRP) and immature-to-total neutrophil ratio (I/T) as screening tests for meningitis in culture negative early onset sepsis (EOS). Materials and Methods Retrospective chart review of 97 newborns with culture negative sepsis who had lumbar puncture performed as part of the sepsis evaluation in a l...

results out of 2229 suspected meningitis cases, 255 (11.4%) were detected as positive culture. most of the isolates were gram-positive cocci, which 116 (45.5%) were staphylococcus epidermidis, and 20 (7.8%) identified as streptococcus spp. among gram-negative isolates, escherichia coli and acinetobacter spp., each with 19 isolates (5.9%), were predominant. overall, the most effective antibiotic...

background meningitis is a life-threatening disease and can lead to significant sequelae. pediatric bacterial meningitis leaves some survivors with more significant sequelae if not treated, promptly. the advent of vaccine has changed the incidence of pediatric bacterial meningitis but these vaccines have not been used in routine childhood immunization schedule. objectives the current study aime...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous meningitis caused by gram-negative bacilli in adult patients is uncommon and poorly characterized. Our objective is to describe and compare the characteristics and the outcome of adult patients with spontaneous gram-negative bacilli meningitis (GNBM) and spontaneous meningitis due to other pathogens. METHODS Prospective single hospital-based observational cohort study c...