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| Year : 2005 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 254-255 |
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Patterns and outcome of acute bacterial meningitis in a South Indian tertiary level hospital
AS Pulickal1, AM Mathew1, D Xavier2
1 Department of Paediatrics, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
A S Pulickal
Department of Paediatrics, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore
India
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PMID: 16479914 
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A retrospective analysis of childhood Acute Bacterial Meningitis from a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore revealed a winter clustering of cases and an absence of typical signs and symptoms in 40% of patients, with Staphylococcus aureus (10%) and coagulase negative Staphylococcus (9%) being the most common etiological agents. Mortality rate was 8.5%. High priority for the prevention of disease by these pathogens, especially in rural population and during winter, and a high degree of alertness for the detection of atypical disease is warranted. |
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