1922
The Incidence of Meningitis in Early Infancy, With a Description of Two Cases Due to Unusual Organisms
Abstract: Although meningitis is common in childhood, it is rather infrequent in early infancy and relatively few instances have been described in infants under 3 months of age. This may be due, in part, to the relative isolation of young infants and the consequent lack of oppor-
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“…;he neonate, but the reason for the high susceptibility of this age group remains unclear. Birth trauma, immaturity of the gastrointestinal tract, decreased opsonization of Gram-negative bacteria by neonatal serum, and increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier are possible mechanisms (Cooke and Bell, 1922;Ziai and Haggerty, 1958). Henderson (1948) has reported that salmonella meningitis may occur as a superinfection, as five of his 144 cases followed episodes of meningococcal meningitis.…”
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“…;he neonate, but the reason for the high susceptibility of this age group remains unclear. Birth trauma, immaturity of the gastrointestinal tract, decreased opsonization of Gram-negative bacteria by neonatal serum, and increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier are possible mechanisms (Cooke and Bell, 1922;Ziai and Haggerty, 1958). Henderson (1948) has reported that salmonella meningitis may occur as a superinfection, as five of his 144 cases followed episodes of meningococcal meningitis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
