Evaluation of posttraumatic recurrent bacterial meningitis in adults

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dc.contributor.authorDeveci, Ozcan
dc.contributor.authorUysal, Cem
dc.contributor.authorVarol, Sefer
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Recep
dc.contributor.authorBozkurt, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorBekcibasi, Muhammed
dc.contributor.authorHosoglu, Salih
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:27:46Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:27:46Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Acute bacterial meningitis may develop as a complication after head trauma. The aim of this study was to present the demographic, clinical, microbiological and radiological characteristics of adult patients who presented with recurrent bacterial meningitis attacks after trauma. METHODS: Using a retrospective approach, the medical records of patients with acute recurrent bacterial meningitis (RBM) were reviewed, and those who had a history of trauma were included into the study. RBM was diagnosed based on clinical, bacteriologic and laboratory results. Demographic characteristics, clinical course, laboratory test results including cerebrospinal fluid analysis (CSF), radiological images, and the applied treatments were evaluated. RESULTS: A total of two hundred and twelve patients with acute bacterial meningitis were included into the study. RBM was diagnosed in twenty-five patients (11.8%), and in 18 of these patients (8.5%), the attacks had occurred subsequent to a trauma. In the CSF cultures of four patients, S. pneumoniae growth was observed. CT cisternography indicated CSF leaks in eleven patients. Moreover, bone fractures were observed in the CT images of ten patients. Ceftriaxone therapy was prescribed to 83% of the patients. Eight patients had a history of a fall in childhood, and five were involved in traffic accidents before acute bacterial meningitis. Four of the patients developed epilepsy and one developed deafness as sequelae. CONCLUSION: Since RBM attacks are frequently observed following trauma, in patients with a history of trauma who present with meningitis, the risk of recurrence should be considered.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/tjtes.2015.02651
dc.identifier.endpage265en_US
dc.identifier.issn1306-696X
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26374412
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84936127704
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage261en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid197962
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/tjtes.2015.02651
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/197962
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20183
dc.identifier.volume21en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000359330700005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMeningitisen_US
dc.subjectPosttraumaticen_US
dc.subjectRecurrenten_US
dc.titleEvaluation of posttraumatic recurrent bacterial meningitis in adultsen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of posttraumatic recurrent bacterial meningitis in adults
dc.typeArticleen_US

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