Meningitis in the newborn--a 14 year review.
A 14 year review of meningitis in babies showed that overall mortality and survival without handicap has not improved. The failure to improve the prognosis of these babies during a period when overall perinatal mortality fell rapidly is because smaller babies are being affected and different organisms are being cultured.
Bell
A H
AH
Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast.
Brown
D
D
Halliday
H L
HL
McClure
G
G
McReid
M
M
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors