title: Bacterial meningitis: fluid balance and therapy.
abstract: Fluid administration in children with meningitis should be conservative in an attempt to minimize cerebral edema and electrolyte disturbances that frequently complicate the course of meningitis. Since these complications have been shown to correlate with poor neurologic outcome, it is believed that appropriate fluid management will minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial meningitis in children.
authors.affiliation: University of California-San Francisco.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Feigin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D004731:Endotoxins