Causes and clinical features of purulent meningitis in the Central Institute of Pediatry in 1999

The authors reviewed 68 medical records of children between the ages of 6-15 during 12/1998-12/1999. The tests for identification of microbial by culture of cerebro spinal fluid have shown that the frequent pathogens were H. influenzae (50%), S.peumoniae (22/6%), Neiseria meningitidis (11,7%), and streptococus. The common clinical symptoms in newborn and infant were anorexia, moan, fontanelle inflation. The common clinical symptoms in older children were high fever and headache. The purulent meningitis due to Neiseria meningitis had a high rate of septic shock and necrosis hemorrhage. The purulent meningitis frequently occurs in winter-spring season and in men than women. There was difference of biochemical and cellular indicators between age groups and pathogen