title: [20 years (1960-1980) of bacterial meningitis in childhood. I. Epidemiological and clinical data].
abstract: One hundred forty six children having suffered bacterial meningitis at any age have been collected and retrospectively studied over a period of a twenty year survey (1960 to 1980). In our series we can confirm the prominent epidemiologic and clinical features emerging from the literature. It is notewborty to outline the great percentage of cases lacking any bacterial identification due to previous antimicrobial treatment for parameningeal foci. This raises some major problems about early diagnosis, validity and signification of lumbar punctures, and usefulness of starting treatment with large spectrum antibiotics.
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D002701:Chloramphenicol
vernacular_title: 20 anni (1960-1980) di meningite batterica nell'infanzia. I. Dati epidemiologici e clinici.