Adult Patients with Pneumococcal Meningitis at a Neurosurgical Neurologic Center: Different Predisposing Conditions?

In previous studies of pneumococcal meningitis in adults within general hospitals or national cohorts, the most common predisposing conditions were otitis media, sinusitis, pneumonia, immunosuppression, alcoholism, and diabetes. The epidemiology of pneumococcal meningitis is changing because of the use of vaccines in childhood, and antibiotic resistance has increased.

Source: World Neurosurgery - November 20, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Lucero de Mar ía Ugalde-Mejía, Veronica Angeles Morales, Graciela Cárdenas, Jose Luis Soto-Hernández Tags: Original Article Source Type: research