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Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Qatar: A Hospital-Based Study from 2009 to 2013
Joint Authors
Deshmukh, Anand S.
Abu-Khattab, Mohammed
Almaslamani, Eman Abdulrahman
Hassan, Abubaker Ahmed
Mohamed, Shehab Fareed
Elbuzdi, Abdurrahman Ali
Elmaki, Nada Yagoub
Sanjay, Doiphode
Yousef Khan, Fahmi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background and Objectives.
Bacterial meningitis is a common medical condition in Qatar.
The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of bacterial meningitis, the frequency of each pathogen, and its sensitivity to antibiotics and risk factors for death.
Patients and Methods.
This retrospective study was conducted at Hamad General Hospital between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2013.
Results.
We identified 117 episodes of acute bacterial meningitis in 110 patients.
Their mean age was 26.4±22.3 years (range: 2–74) and 81 (69.2%) of them were male patients.
Fifty-nine episodes (50.4%) were community-acquired infection and fever was the most frequent symptom (94%), whereas neurosurgery is the most common underlying condition.
Coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most common causative agent, of which 95% were oxacillin-resistant, while 63.3% of Acinetobacter spp.
showed resistance to meropenem.
The in-hospital mortality was 14 (12%).
Only the presence of underlying diseases, hypotension, and inappropriate treatment were found to be independent predictors of mortality.
Conclusion.
Acute bacterial meningitis predominantly affected adults and coagulase-negative staphylococci species were the common causative agent in Qatar with majority of infections occurring nosocomially.
More than 90% of all implicated coagulase-negative staphylococci strains were oxacillin-resistant.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yousef Khan, Fahmi& Abu-Khattab, Mohammed& Almaslamani, Eman Abdulrahman& Hassan, Abubaker Ahmed& Mohamed, Shehab Fareed& Elbuzdi, Abdurrahman Ali…[et al.]. 2017. Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Qatar: A Hospital-Based Study from 2009 to 2013. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135599
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yousef Khan, Fahmi…[et al.]. Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Qatar: A Hospital-Based Study from 2009 to 2013. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135599
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yousef Khan, Fahmi& Abu-Khattab, Mohammed& Almaslamani, Eman Abdulrahman& Hassan, Abubaker Ahmed& Mohamed, Shehab Fareed& Elbuzdi, Abdurrahman Ali…[et al.]. Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Qatar: A Hospital-Based Study from 2009 to 2013. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135599
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135599