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Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021
Aim: To determine the incidence and causative organism of acute bacterial meningitis in patients ... more Aim: To determine the incidence and causative organism of acute bacterial meningitis in patients presented with suspected meningitis Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and duration: This study was conducted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad, Pakistan from April 2019 to March 2020. Methodology: A total of 350 patients with suspected meningitis were included in the study. Lumbar puncture is used to obtain samples of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF analysis, CSF microbiological inspection, blood culture, and antibiotic sensitivity testing were all performed. In certain individuals, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was conducted prior to lumbar puncture. All patients with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) had their epidemiologic characteristics, clinical data, and laboratory findings analyzed in detail, as well as the causative organisms and prognosis. Results: Meningitis was found in people of all ages. A considerable number of meningitis patient...
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021
Aim: To determine the prevalence of hydrocephalus is in tuberculous bacterial meningitis patients... more Aim: To determine the prevalence of hydrocephalus is in tuberculous bacterial meningitis patients Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and duration: This study was conducted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad, Pakistan From September 2019 to December 2020 Methodology: The technique of nonprobability, sequential sampling, was used. After a thorough examination, patients with tuberculous bacterial meningitis (TBM) were included. At the time of admission, a brief history of socio-demographics and the length of the illness was taken. The proforma was filled up with the results. The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 22. Results: Out of 120 patients, males made up 59.16 % cases. The age groups 20-30 years, 31-40 years, 41-50 years, and 51-60 years were represented in the study by 28 (23.33 %), 37 (30.83%), 17 (14.16 %), and 38 (31.66%) patients, respectively. The prevalence of hydrocephalus among TBM was 16.66%, with the 20-30 year age group having the most cases...
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021
Aim: To determine the incidence and causative organism of acute bacterial meningitis in patients ... more Aim: To determine the incidence and causative organism of acute bacterial meningitis in patients presented with suspected meningitis Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and duration: This study was conducted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad, Pakistan from April 2019 to March 2020. Methodology: A total of 350 patients with suspected meningitis were included in the study. Lumbar puncture is used to obtain samples of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF analysis, CSF microbiological inspection, blood culture, and antibiotic sensitivity testing were all performed. In certain individuals, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was conducted prior to lumbar puncture. All patients with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) had their epidemiologic characteristics, clinical data, and laboratory findings analyzed in detail, as well as the causative organisms and prognosis. Results: Meningitis was found in people of all ages. A considerable number of meningitis patient...
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021
Aim: To determine the prevalence of hydrocephalus is in tuberculous bacterial meningitis patients... more Aim: To determine the prevalence of hydrocephalus is in tuberculous bacterial meningitis patients Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and duration: This study was conducted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad, Pakistan From September 2019 to December 2020 Methodology: The technique of nonprobability, sequential sampling, was used. After a thorough examination, patients with tuberculous bacterial meningitis (TBM) were included. At the time of admission, a brief history of socio-demographics and the length of the illness was taken. The proforma was filled up with the results. The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 22. Results: Out of 120 patients, males made up 59.16 % cases. The age groups 20-30 years, 31-40 years, 41-50 years, and 51-60 years were represented in the study by 28 (23.33 %), 37 (30.83%), 17 (14.16 %), and 38 (31.66%) patients, respectively. The prevalence of hydrocephalus among TBM was 16.66%, with the 20-30 year age group having the most cases...