Bacterial meningoencephalitis, study of some factors

Abstract

Bacterial meningoencephalitis is one of the causes of admission to intensive care units with morbidity in all pediatric ages. A retrospective longitudinal descriptive study was carried out to determine the behavior of some factors in children with bacterial meningoencephalitis at the Pediatric Hospital "Pedro A. Pérez" in the period from 2007 to 2013. The universe of study was made up of 58 patients. Data were taken from the medical records, age, gender, origin, social risk factors (overcrowding, contacts with sick people, lack of immunization) and biological risk factors (history of acute respiratory infection seven days Before, preterm, malnourished, immunosuppressed, antibiotic treatment less than 48 hours, egress less than 72 hours), the main results were: predominance of infants, males and urban origin; As biological risk factors consisted of acute respiratory infections seven days before, and malnutrition, and as social risks overcrowding and contact with patients. Conclusions and recommendations were issued.