Neonatal Meningitis

Kaufman, David; Zanelli, Santina; Cantey, Joseph B.; Sánchez, Pablo J.

doi:10.1016/b978-1-4377-3611-3.00011-0

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“…The morbidity rate in live-born infants for neonatal purulent meningitis is approximately 0.06–1%, and in premature infants is up to 3% ( 5 , 6 ). The disability and mortality rates in those affected are both high: In developed countries, the disability rate reaches 20–50%, and the mortality rate is approximately 10–15% ( 7 – 10 ). While in developing countries, the mortality rate is as high as 40–58% ( 11 ).…”

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Correlation between CD64 and PCT levels in cerebrospinal fluid and degree of hearing impairment sequelae in neonates with purulent meningitis

Liu

Zhao

2017

Exp Ther Med

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This study investigated the possible correlation between the degree of hearing impairment caused by neonatal purulent meningitis and the levels of CD64 and PCT in cerebrospinal fluid of patients, and assessed the prognostic value of such levels. We recorded data from 156 cases of neonatal purulent meningitis retrospectively. All the patients received brainstem response audiometry, and cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected within the first day after admission through lumbar puncture. Flow cytometry was used to detect CD64 levels and enzyme-linked fluorescent assay was used to detect PCT levels. The children with hearing impairment were followed up for 1 year and brainstem response audiometry was performed again in them. We found that 43.59% of the children showed different degrees of hearing impairment, and 55% of them did not fully recover. The levels of PCT and CD64 in cerebrospinal fluid of children with hearing impairment were significantly higher than those of children with normal hearing (P<0.01). The levels of PCT and CD64 in mild, moderate and severe hearing impaired children increased gradually with higher degrees of impairment, and the differences between groups were significant (P<0.01). During the follow-up, it was found that the levels of PCT and CD64 in children correlated well with the degree of hearing recovery, and the differences between groups were significant (P<0.01). In our study, approximately 1/4 children with purulent meningitis showed long-term hearing impairment. Based on our analyses, the levels of CD64 and PCT in cerebrospinal fluid can be used to predict the degree and long-term prognosis of hearing impairment caused by purulent meningitis in children.

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