Meningitis
Research from Children's Hospital provides new data about meningitis
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 27th, 2007
According to a study from the United States, "The goal was to evaluate the impact of cerebrospinal fluid enterovirus polymerase chain reaction testing on the length of hospitalization and the duration of antibiotic use for infants <= 90 days of age with suspected aseptic meningitisThis retrospective cohort study was conducted at an urban, tertiary-care children's hospital. Data were collected for 478 patients <= 90 days of age for whom cerebrospinal fluid enterovirus polymerase chain reaction testing was performed during the enteroviral seasons of 2000 to 2006."
"The length of hospitalization and the duration of antibiotic use were assessedCerebrospinal fluid...
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