CLINICAL PROFILE OF ACUTE BACTERIAL MENINGITIS

Dr. M. M. Hirani; Dr. Shraddha Shrivastava; Dr. Bhavinkumar Ganatra

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

CLINICAL PROFILE OF ACUTE BACTERIAL MENINGITIS

Dr. M. M. Hirani, Dr. Shraddha Shrivastava, Dr. Bhavinkumar Ganatra

Abstract :

Bacterial meningitis is an acute purulent infection within the subarachnoid space1. It is associated with a CNS inflammatory reaction that may result in decreased consciousness, seizures, raised intracranial pressure (ICP), and stroke. Meningitis can present as either an acute fulminant illness that progresses rapidly in a few hours or as a subacute infection that progressively worsens over several days. The classic clinical triad of meningitis is fever, alt. sensorium, and nuchal rigidity, but the classic triad may not be present. The aim of the study was to know the clinical profile of acute bacterial meningitis in adults, hence a cross–sectional study was carried out in a tertiary centre, teaching hospital, on patients hospitalized due to fever in the period of 2010–2011. Result : In the present study most common etiological agent was Steptococcus pneumonia and 82.5% of patients were fully recovered.