Epidemiological study of meningitis cases in Embaba fever hospital
Mohammed Hamdy Abdel Maksoud;
Abstract
M
eningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.
Meningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord; therefore the condition is classified as a medical emergency.
Distinguishing bacterial and aseptic meningitis in the emergency department could help to limit unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions. Because the consequences of delayed diagnosis of bacterial meningitis can be severe, any proposed diagnostic tool must achieve near 100% sensitivity.
The aim of the present study was to study the demographic clinicoetiological and laboratory characteristics of acute meningitis in patients in Embaba fever hospital. For this purpose, 300 patients were selected from emergency department (ED) of Embaba fever hospital with clinical presentations of suspected acute meningitis, and CSF analysis suggestive of meningitis from November 2015 to October 2016.
eningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.
Meningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord; therefore the condition is classified as a medical emergency.
Distinguishing bacterial and aseptic meningitis in the emergency department could help to limit unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions. Because the consequences of delayed diagnosis of bacterial meningitis can be severe, any proposed diagnostic tool must achieve near 100% sensitivity.
The aim of the present study was to study the demographic clinicoetiological and laboratory characteristics of acute meningitis in patients in Embaba fever hospital. For this purpose, 300 patients were selected from emergency department (ED) of Embaba fever hospital with clinical presentations of suspected acute meningitis, and CSF analysis suggestive of meningitis from November 2015 to October 2016.
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| Title | Epidemiological study of meningitis cases in Embaba fever hospital | Other Titles | دراسة وبائية حالات الالتهاب السحائى فى مستشفى حميات إمبابه | Authors | Mohammed Hamdy Abdel Maksoud | Issue Date | 2017 |
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