title: [Symptomatology, differential diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis of newborns and infants (author's transl)].
abstract: Bacterial meningitis in our hospital too shows its maximal frequence with 30.5% in the first month of life, 25.2% of these cases being newborns. The frequent difficulties of diagnosis in this period of life are demonstrated. Predisposing factors and possible complications of meningitis are named. The principles of modern therapy are summarized.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000209:etiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D012621:Seasons; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Zur Klinik der bakteriellen Meningitis im Neugeborenen-und Säuglingsalter