Epidemiological profile of acute bacterial meningitis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,Wallace Andrino da
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Pinheiro,Aline Macêdo, Coutinho,Leonam Gomes, Marinho,Luis Alberto Carneiro, Lima,Lucymara Fassarella Agnez
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000400023
• topic: Bacterial meningitis; Epidemiology; Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) remains a public health problem in Brazil. To evaluate the epidemiology of ABM cases at Giselda Trigueiro Hospital, Rio Grande do Norte, a descriptive retrospective survey was conducted covering 2005 to 2008. METHODS: Clinical and laboratory data were collected from the epidemiology department of the hospital and analyzed. RESULTS: Out of 168 ABM cases, 24.4%, 10.7%, and 2.4% were, respectively, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenza b, and 5.4% by other bacteria. The mean age was 22.48 ± 18.7 years old. CONCLUSIONS: Streptococcus pneumoniae was the main causative pathogen in the young urban population.