BACTERIAL ISOLATES IN MENINGITIS

Authors
Citation
Ak. Akonai et O. Taiwo, BACTERIAL ISOLATES IN MENINGITIS, East African medical journal, 70(4), 1993, pp. 198-201
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
ISSN journal
0012835X
Volume
70
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
198 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-835X(1993)70:4<198:BIIM>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A retrospective study of the pattern of bacterial isolates from cases of suspected meningitis at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospita ls Complex (OAUTHC), lle-lfe between 1980-87 revealed that 103 (16.7%) of all the 615 cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) examined were confirmed by culture. Twelve different micro-organisms were encountered of which si x predominated: Streptococcus pneumoniae (30.1%), Staphylococcus aureu s (13.6%), Paracolon and Neisseria meningitidis type C (12.6% each) an d Pseudomonas aeruginosa (7.8%). The incidence of meningitis was highe r in males than females. The bacterial isolates were comparatively res istant to ampicillin, and penicillin G on in vitro testing. About 23.1 % of N. meningitidis isolates were surprisingly resistant to penicilli n G, suggesting caution in employing penicillin G in treating cases of meningitis caused by this organism.