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  • Title: Postsurgical meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii associated with high mortality.
    Author: Huttova M, Freybergh PF, Rudinsky B, Sramka M, Kisac P, Bauer F, Ondrusova A.
    Journal: Neuro Endocrinol Lett; 2007 Jun; 28 Suppl 2():15-6. PubMed ID: 17558367.
    Abstract:
    Twenty five (25) cases of nosocomial postsurgical meningitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis were compared to other 146 cases of meningitis after surgery caused by other pathogens. Prior neurosurgical ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion and CNS abnormality as well as very low birth weight were significant risk factors for acquisition of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis. Mortality - 40% among children with nosocomial meningitis was unacceptably high and significantly higher than among meningitis caused by microorganisms other than Acinetobacter baumannii.
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