Author/Authors :
Soltanzadeh, Mohammad Hossein shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, تهران, ايران , Siadati, Ahmad tehran university of medical sciences tums, تهران, ايران , Ashrafi, Fatemah Tehran Resalat Hospital, ايران
Abstract :
NTRODUCTION: Bacterial meningitis is a very serious fatal disease caused by various microorganisms including bacterial agents. Bacterial meningitis is associated with a very high rate of mortality and morbidity in children and infants. Early prompt diagnosis decreases this rate to about 2-5%. Most fatalities occur in pneumococcal meningitis. Severe neurological disabilities occur in 10-20% of the cases. Deafness is seen in 50% of the patients (30% pneumococcal meningitis, 10% meningococcal and 5-20% in H. influenza type Bmeningitis). Unfortunately 30% of newborn succumb to death as a result of this disease (1-4).
