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SUBMITTER: Ku LC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4332563 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ku Lawrence C LC Boggess Kim A KA Cohen-Wolkowiez Michael M
Clinics in perinatology 20141206 1
Neonatal bacterial meningitis is uncommon but devastating. Morbidity among survivors remains high. The types and distribution of pathogens are related to gestational age, postnatal age, and geographic region. Confirming the diagnosis is difficult. Clinical signs are often subtle, lumbar punctures are frequently deferred, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures can be compromised by prior antibiotic exposure. Infants with bacterial meningitis can have negative blood cultures and normal CSF paramet ...[more]