… and cerebrospinal fluid cultures were negative for bacterial meningitis after 72 hours. However,
the therapeutic approach to nosocomial bacterial meningitis must be individualized, and …

… of nosocomial meningitis in adults, we performed a prospective cohort study of 50 episodes
of nosocomial bacterial meningitis… and outcome in nosocomial bacterial meningitis we stress …

… either meningitis or brain abscess. The remainder of this article is mostly limited to nosocomial
postoperative bacterial meningitis … Neonatal meningitis is beyond the scope of this article. …

… The term “post-neurosurgical nosocomial bacterial meningitis” used in this study included
patients who were hospitalized because of head trauma or following neurosurgical procedures…

… nosocomial or community-acquired. Nosocomial meningitis was defined as positive bacterial
… 48 hours after admission, or clinical evidence of meningitis within a short period of time, ie …

… Patients with nosocomial bacterial meningitis during the period from July 1992 to … nosocomial
bacterial meningitis, defined as the appearance of culture-positive bacterial meningitis …

… (over 18 years of age) diagnosed with nosocomial meningitis who were admitted to the ICU
at … Nosocomial bacterial meningitis in adults: a prospective series of 50 cases. J Hosp Infect. …

… The first diagnosis date of bacterial meningitis was defined … bacterial meningitis. If the first
diagnosis was at an outpatient setting, only those with another diagnosis of bacterial meningitis …

… One case defined as bacterial meningitis, despite a negative culture and gram stain,
because of neutrophilic pleocytosis and a typical clinical presentation and response to therapy. …

… nosocomial bacterial meningitis based on International Classification of Diseases coding
across all hospitals in the USA between 1997 and 2010 with the HealthCare Cost Utilization …