Abstract
Twenty five (25) cases of nosocomial postsurgical meningitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis were compared to other 146 cases of meningitis after surgery caused by other pathogens. Prior neurosurgical ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion and CNS abnormality as well as very low birth weight were significant risk factors for acquisition of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis. Mortality - 40% among children with nosocomial meningitis was unacceptably high and significantly higher than among meningitis caused by microorganisms other than Acinetobacter baumannii.
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy
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Acinetobacter Infections / mortality*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / immunology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Central Nervous System / abnormalities
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Central Nervous System / pathology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cross Infection / drug therapy
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Cross Infection / microbiology*
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Cross Infection / mortality
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / immunology
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Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / mortality
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Risk Factors
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Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
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Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*
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Surgical Wound Infection / mortality
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects