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7488809

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to identify possible risk factors associated with a poor prognosis in childhood bacterial meningitis. We also analysed the influence of duration of symptoms and prehospital antibiotic therapy on outcome. Ninety-two children aged 1 month to 13.8 years were included, of whom 4 died (4.3%) and 14 (15.2%) experienced permanent neurological sequelae. Hearing impairment was the most frequent sequela and was strongly associated with the length of history. Multiple logistic regression revealed duration of symptoms > 48 h, pre-hospital seizures, peripheral vasoconstriction, < 1000 x 10(6)/l leucocytes in cerebrospinal fluid and temperature < or = 38.0 degrees C on admission as risk factors independently associated with later death or sequelae. There was no association between pre-hospital oral or parenteral antibiotic therapy and outcome. These risk factors may be of value in selecting patients for more intensive therapy and in identifying possible candidates for new treatment strategies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0803-5253
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
873-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Prognostic factors in childhood bacterial meningitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Tromso, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article