Relation of concentrations of Haemophilus influenzae type b in cerebrospinal fluid to late sequelae of patients with meningitis

Relation of concentrations of Haemophilus influenzae type b in cerebrospinal fluid to late sequelae of patients with meningitis

Forty-four patients with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis had follow-up evaluations approximately one year after hospital discharge. Patients with >-10 7 colony-forming units of H. influenzae type b per milliliters CSF had significantly greater frequencies of speech impairment ( P

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 1982-02, Vol.100 (2), p.209-212
Hauptverfasser: Feldman, William E., Ginsburg, Charles M., McCracken, George H., Allen, Dolores, Ahmann, Peter, Graham, J., Graham, L.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins - analysis
Child
Child, Preschool
Colony-Forming Units Assay
Glucose - cerebrospinal fluid
Haemophilus Infections - cerebrospinal fluid
Haemophilus Infections - complications
Haemophilus Infections - drug therapy
Hearing Loss - etiology
Hearing Loss, Functional - etiology
Humans
Infant
Leukocytes - analysis
Male
Meningitis, Haemophilus - cerebrospinal fluid
Meningitis, Haemophilus - complications
Meningitis, Haemophilus - drug therapy
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Prospective Studies
Speech Disorders - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Forty-four patients with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis had follow-up evaluations approximately one year after hospital discharge. Patients with >-10 7 colony-forming units of H. influenzae type b per milliliters CSF had significantly greater frequencies of speech impairment ( P
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(82)80636-7