Background: Neonatal bacterial meningitis is a severe infection with high mortality and
morbidity. It is necessary to identify factors associated with a high risk of a poor prognosis so …

Meningitis is a devastating infection in infants and is linked to adverse long-term outcomes.
The prevalence of meningitis is variable and depends on gestational age, postnatal age …

Neonates are at high risk of meningitis and of resulting neurologic complications. Early
recognition of neonates at risk of poor prognosis would be helpful in providing timely …

Meningitis occurs frequently in neonates and can lead to a number of acute, severe
complications and long-term disabilities. An early diagnosis of neonatal meningitis is …

Importance The impact of vaccination, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory treatment on
pathogen distribution and outcome of bacterial meningitis over the past century is uncertain …

Objective: To determine the incidence and the clinical, bacteriological and cerebrospinal
fluid characteristics of neonatal meningitis in Lima hospitals. Materials and methods: An …

Aims: We conducted this study to emphasize the role of urine reagent strip test as a rapid
diagnostic tool in CSF analysis. Settings and Design: This is a prospective single-blinded …

Objective: To investigate the impact of timing, in vitro activity and appropriateness of
empirical antimicrobials on the outcome of late-onset sepsis among preterm very low birth …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of and mortality due to meningitis and
compare data according to microbiological diagnosis. This was a ten-year retrospective …

Objective: The objective of the study was to study the performance of cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) procalcitonin as a marker for bacterial meningitis in neonates, and to determine its …