title: [Meningitis after spinal anesthesia].
abstract: Meningitis is a rare but serious complication of epidural and spinal anesthesia. Bacterial meningitis is mainly caused by Gram-positive cocci, implying an exogenous contamination which suggests a lack of asepsis. The evolution is usually favorable after treatment, but at the expense of increased health care costs and, sometimes, of significant neurological sequelae. We report a case of bacterial meningitis after spinal anesthesia for caesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Mère et Enfant, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Issam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mouchrif
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Mère et Enfant, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Adnane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berdaii
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Mère et Enfant, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Labib
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Mère et Enfant, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Moustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrandou
mesh_terms: D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Asepsis; meningitis; spinal anesthesia