Meningitis in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care unit for severe community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although it has been reported that patients with pneumococcal pneumonia may develop meningitis, lumbar puncture is not systematically recommended in these patients, even in patients with associated bacteremia or invasive pneumococcal disease. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) for pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia who developed meningitis.

Methods

We retrospectively included all consecutive patients admitted to our ICU from January 2006 to December 2020 for severe pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia according to American Thoracic Society criteria. Meningitis was defined as pleocytosis > 5 cells/mm³ or a positive culture of cerebrospinal fluid for Strepto

SUBMITTER: Jaubert P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728423 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature