Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases
In spite of the steady increase in the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus infections, it remains a relatively uncommon cause of meningitis. To our knowledge, no series of community-acquired S. aureus meningitis (CASAM) restricted to children has been published. So far in this retrospective study we...
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| description | In spite of the steady increase in the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus infections, it remains a relatively uncommon cause of meningitis. To our knowledge, no series of community-acquired S. aureus meningitis (CASAM) restricted to children has been published. So far in this retrospective study we report our experience with CASAM in children, hospitalized from 1983 to 1998 at Nossa Senhora da Glória Children's Hospital (HINSG). During the sixteen-year study period, 2,319 new cases of acute pyogenic meningitis were diagnosed at HINSG. Community-acquired S. aureus was identified as the causative agent in 30 patients (1.3 percent). The predominantly spinal localization of the agent is stressed. In contrast with publications which analyze adults, it has a better prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-759d120d066f46688234124aefd79eb52025-08-20T02:06:57ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272000-09-01583B84385110.1590/S0004-282X2000000500009Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired casesMARCELO MASRUHA RODRIGUES0SANDRA JAGER PATROCÍNIO1MURILO GIMENES RODRIGUES2Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoIn spite of the steady increase in the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus infections, it remains a relatively uncommon cause of meningitis. To our knowledge, no series of community-acquired S. aureus meningitis (CASAM) restricted to children has been published. So far in this retrospective study we report our experience with CASAM in children, hospitalized from 1983 to 1998 at Nossa Senhora da Glória Children's Hospital (HINSG). During the sixteen-year study period, 2,319 new cases of acute pyogenic meningitis were diagnosed at HINSG. Community-acquired S. aureus was identified as the causative agent in 30 patients (1.3 percent). The predominantly spinal localization of the agent is stressed. In contrast with publications which analyze adults, it has a better prognosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000500009&tlng=enmeningitisbacterial meningitisstaphylococcus meningitisstaphylococcus |
| spellingShingle | MARCELO MASRUHA RODRIGUES SANDRA JAGER PATROCÍNIO MURILO GIMENES RODRIGUES Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria meningitis bacterial meningitis staphylococcus meningitis staphylococcus |
| title | Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases |
| title_full | Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases |
| title_fullStr | Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases |
| title_short | Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children: a review of 30 community-acquired cases |
| title_sort | staphylococcus aureus meningitis in children a review of 30 community acquired cases |
| topic | meningitis bacterial meningitis staphylococcus meningitis staphylococcus |
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