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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Postsurgical meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii associated with high mortality
Neuroendocrinology Letters, Volume 28, No. SUPPL. 2, Year 2007
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Twenty five (25) cases of nosocomial postsurgical meningitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis were compared to other 146 cases of meningitis after surgery caused by other pathogens. Prior neurosurgical ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion and CNS abnormality as well as very low birth weight were significant risk factors for acquisition of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis. Mortality - 40% among children with nosocomial meningitis was unacceptably high and significantly higher than among meningitis caused by microorganisms other than Acinetobacter baumannii. © 2007 Neuroendocrinology Letters.
Authors & Co-Authors
Huttova, M.
Slovakia, Bratislava
St. Lesley School of Nursing
Slovakia, Bratislava
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce Sv. Alžbety, Bratislava
Kenya, Eldoret
St. Elizabeth University College Projects in Kenya
Freybergh, R. F.
Slovakia, Bratislava
St. Lesley School of Nursing
Slovakia, Bratislava
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce Sv. Alžbety, Bratislava
Kenya, Eldoret
St. Elizabeth University College Projects in Kenya
Rudinsky, B.
Slovakia, Bratislava
St. Lesley School of Nursing
Slovakia, Bratislava
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce Sv. Alžbety, Bratislava
Kenya, Eldoret
St. Elizabeth University College Projects in Kenya
Sramka, M.
Slovakia, Bratislava
St. Lesley School of Nursing
Slovakia, Bratislava
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce Sv. Alžbety, Bratislava
Kenya, Eldoret
St. Elizabeth University College Projects in Kenya
Kisac, P.
Slovakia, Bratislava
St. Lesley School of Nursing
Slovakia, Bratislava
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce Sv. Alžbety, Bratislava
Kenya, Eldoret
St. Elizabeth University College Projects in Kenya
Bauer, F.
Slovakia, Bratislava
St. Lesley School of Nursing
Slovakia, Bratislava
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce Sv. Alžbety, Bratislava
Kenya, Eldoret
St. Elizabeth University College Projects in Kenya
Ondrusova, A.
Slovakia, Bratislava
St. Lesley School of Nursing
Slovakia, Bratislava
Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce Sv. Alžbety, Bratislava
Kenya, Eldoret
St. Elizabeth University College Projects in Kenya
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
ISSN:
0172780X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health