[Bacterial meningitis as a complication of central nervous system malformations].
The diagnosis of congenital spinal or cerebral abnormality should be considered in any case of recurrent meningitis as well as when unusual neurological symptoms or cutaneous signs are present. Magnetic resonance imaging should be rapidly performed in order to enable an appropriate surgical management. The probabilistic antibiotic treatment should target anaerobic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).
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Département médicochirurgical de pédiatrie, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, 86000 Poitiers, France. m.di-maio@chu-poitiers.fr
D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus