RESUMEN

We reviewed the charts of all patients > or = 15 years of age or older in whom community acquired-bacterial meningitis was diagnosed at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand from 1984 through 1998. Eighty-five patients were included in this study. The clinical manifestation was acute meningitis with CSF neutrophilic pleocytosis and low glucose content. Gram's staining of CSF was positive in 79%. The most common pathogens were Streptococcus pneumoniae (28%) and Escherichia coli (14%) respectively. The overall mortality was 34%.

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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/epidemiología , Meningitis por Escherichia coli/epidemiología , Meningitis Neumocócica/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Pruebas Diagnósticas de Rutina , Escherichia coli/aislamiento & purificación , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Meningitis por Escherichia coli/diagnóstico , Meningitis por Escherichia coli/mortalidad , Meningitis Neumocócica/diagnóstico , Meningitis Neumocócica/mortalidad , Persona de Mediana Edad , Streptococcus pneumoniae/aislamiento & purificación , Tailandia/epidemiología