title: Concomitant aseptic meningitis and bacterial urinary tract infection in young febrile infants.
abstract: We evaluated the incidence and implications of coexistent bacterial urinary tract infection and aseptic meningitis in 1629 young febrile infants (age 1 to 60 days) who underwent sepsis work-up. Urinary tract infection was diagnosed in 13.2% and aseptic meningitis in 8.8%. Eleven patients (0.7%) had both infections. In view of possible coinfection initial laboratory results may be insufficient for decision-making regarding treatment in young febrile infants.
authors: Department of Pediatrics B, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Finkelstein
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Mosseri
authors: B Z
authors: BZ
authors: Garty
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology