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8 Αυγ 2023 · Etiology. Bacterial meningitis is caused by a bacterial infection of the meninges, resulting in inflammation. The infection is either community-acquired or nosocomial. Community-acquired bacterial meningitis is the result of the invasion of the bacteria into the meninges from bacteremia or direct extension from local infection.
The aim of this review is to establish appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment regimen (s) that are effective in treating suspected bacterial meningitis in older infants and children, before, or in the absence of identifying, the causative infecting organism. Summary of the protocol.
The most common cause of BM was pneumococci (34%), followed by Haemophilus influenzae (26%), and meningococci (18%), mainly community acquired. Premorbid conditions were found in 20%. After the H. influenzae type b vaccine was introduced in 1993, the BM incidence decreased by 36%.
1 Νοε 2004 · Once the Bacterial Etiology of Meningitis Is Established, What Specific Antimicrobial Agents Should Be Used for Treatment? Once a bacterial pathogen is isolated and in vitro susceptibility testing is performed, antimicrobial treatment should be modified for optimal therapy.
11 Ιουν 2018 · This systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes available data on the etiology of bacterial meningitis published in the last five years, with the aim of improving current knowledge of bacterial meningitis in different age groups and geographical regions.
16 Μαρ 2021 · Abstract. Bacterial meningitis is a neurological emergency with high morbidity and mortality. We herein investigated clinical features, etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, and...
We provide recommendations for empirical antimicrobial and adjunctive treatments for clinical subgroups and review available laboratory methods in making the etiological diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
