title: [Fever during treatment for bacterial meningitis in children].
abstract: Eighty-seven infants and children aged 1 month to 15 years admitted to the Pediatric Department, Randers Central Hospital 1975-1988 with bacterial meningitis were evaluated with special interest in the course of fever and its relation to sequelae. The children were treated with ampicillin (400 mg/kg/day). We found that 94% were afebrile after six days. 10% had persisting fever, 1% prolonged fever and 38% were found to develop secondary fever. Significantly more children infected with H. Influenzae had secondary fever. In most cases, no reason for secondary fever was found (46%). 18% had drug fever and only one case of relapse was found. 23% had severe sequelae. No significant relationships between persistent, prolonged or secondary fever and sequelae were found.
authors.affiliation: Randers Centralsygehus, paediatrisk afdeling.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000667:Ampicillin