Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in Baghdad

The study included 92 samples of CSF taken from children aged 1day to 10 years with meningitis. The study was conducted in the hospitals of  Medical City in Baghdad. The samples were obtained by a specialized staff. Conventional direct Gram stain and culture tests were performed. The study sample w...

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Main Authors: Ahmed .K.H.Al Hassan, Zaid M. M. Al Muhdaw, Nada A. Al Hasso
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Language:English
Published: Tikrit University 2023-01-01
Series:Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
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Online Access:https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/686
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author Ahmed .K.H.Al Hassan
Zaid M. M. Al Muhdaw
Nada A. Al Hasso
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description The study included 92 samples of CSF taken from children aged 1day to 10 years with meningitis. The study was conducted in the hospitals of  Medical City in Baghdad. The samples were obtained by a specialized staff. Conventional direct Gram stain and culture tests were performed. The study sample were categorized into three group a (1day to 2 years), (2 to 6 years) and (6 to 10 years). The results of the culture test showed that 62 samples out of 92 samples were free of bacteria while 30 samples contained bacteria (43% ). Among the positive culture group , 43% were gram positive bacteria and (57%) were Gram negative bacteria. Escherichia coli  (43.4 %) was the predominant organism. The second bacterial agent is Staphylococcus aureus (20%) followed by Streptococcus pneumonia (13, 3%). The fourth bacterial isolates were Streptococcus agalactia (10%) and Neisseria meningitidis (10 %).The fifth bacterial agent was  Klebsiella pneumonia   (3.3%). The most common age group for bacterial meningitis was the first age group (1 to 2 years old) with Escherichia coli being the main bacterium (40%).
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spelling doaj-art-bf2d74b707cd4e558c08f9b7ced696b12025-08-20T03:49:55ZengTikrit UniversityTikrit Journal of Pure Science1813-16622415-17262023-01-0123710.25130/tjps.v23i7.686Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in BaghdadAhmed .K.H.Al HassanZaid M. M. Al MuhdawNada A. Al Hasso The study included 92 samples of CSF taken from children aged 1day to 10 years with meningitis. The study was conducted in the hospitals of  Medical City in Baghdad. The samples were obtained by a specialized staff. Conventional direct Gram stain and culture tests were performed. The study sample were categorized into three group a (1day to 2 years), (2 to 6 years) and (6 to 10 years). The results of the culture test showed that 62 samples out of 92 samples were free of bacteria while 30 samples contained bacteria (43% ). Among the positive culture group , 43% were gram positive bacteria and (57%) were Gram negative bacteria. Escherichia coli  (43.4 %) was the predominant organism. The second bacterial agent is Staphylococcus aureus (20%) followed by Streptococcus pneumonia (13, 3%). The fourth bacterial isolates were Streptococcus agalactia (10%) and Neisseria meningitidis (10 %).The fifth bacterial agent was  Klebsiella pneumonia   (3.3%). The most common age group for bacterial meningitis was the first age group (1 to 2 years old) with Escherichia coli being the main bacterium (40%). https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/686C.S.F
spellingShingle Ahmed .K.H.Al Hassan
Zaid M. M. Al Muhdaw
Nada A. Al Hasso
Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in Baghdad
Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
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title Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in Baghdad
title_full Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in Baghdad
title_fullStr Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in Baghdad
title_full_unstemmed Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in Baghdad
title_short Bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with meningitis in Baghdad
title_sort bacteriological study of the cerebrospinal fluid csf of children with meningitis in baghdad
topic C.S.F
url https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/686
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