Escherichia coli meningitis in the newborn: follow-up study.
Followup study of 22 cases of meningitis due to Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the newborn period showed a mortality rate of 7 out of 22 (31.88%), severe physical and mental sequelae occurred in one case and mild to moderate sequelae in two others. Most psychometric tests were within normal range in the survivors examined. There was a correlation between low birth weight and a high CSF protein with adverse prognosis.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests