2018
DOI: 10.22267/rus.182002.116
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Características clínicas, epidemiológicas y manejo terapéutico de la meningitis pediátrica en dos instituciones de Medellín, Colombia

Abstract: Introducción: La meningitis es una emergencia médica que requiere diagnóstico y tratamiento oportuno para evitar complicaciones. Objetivo: Determinar las características clínicas, epidemiológicas y el manejo terapéutico de meningitis en la primera infancia. Materiales y métodos: Estudio transversal que evaluó menores hasta los seis años de edad con meningitis bacteriana o aséptica en dos centros de Medellín, 2010 – 2013. Se recolectaron características clínicas, paraclínicas y terapéuticas. Las variables cuali… Show more

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“…Other bacteria were less frequently detected, such as L. monocitogenes, found in three adults with CSF-negative culture. In one of the three cases, L. monocitogenes was isolated in a blood cultureprobably due to an early hematogen dissemination that probably took place before the meningeal invasion, a process that has been previously described 18 . It is known that L. monocytogenes has become the third most frequent pathogen of bacterial meningitis in adults after the vaccination era 19 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…Other bacteria were less frequently detected, such as L. monocitogenes, found in three adults with CSF-negative culture. In one of the three cases, L. monocitogenes was isolated in a blood cultureprobably due to an early hematogen dissemination that probably took place before the meningeal invasion, a process that has been previously described 18 . It is known that L. monocytogenes has become the third most frequent pathogen of bacterial meningitis in adults after the vaccination era 19 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…La meningitis bacteriana es una infección grave del sistema nervioso central (SNC), es considerada como una emergencia médica por su alta morbimortalidad 1,2 . Según el reporte del 2021 de la Organización mundial de la salud (OMS), causa hasta 250,000 muertes anuales 3 y afecta principalmente a la población menor de 5 años 4 .…”
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“…1 Cada paciente puede tener varios antecedentes. * Otros: dilatación del tracto urinario, hidrocefalia, epilepsia, inmunodeficiencia, enfermedad diarreica, Síndrome de Down y TEC.…”
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