Assessment of healthcare delivery in the early management of bacterial meningitis in UK young infants: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To define early presenting features of bacterial meningitis in young infants in England and to review the adequacy of individual case management as compared with relevant national guidelines and an expert panel review.

Design

Retrospective medical case note review and parental recall using standardised questionnaires.

Setting

England and Wales.

Participants

Infants aged <90 days with bacterial meningitis diagnosed between July 2010 and July 2013.

Results

Of the 97 cases recruited across England and Wales, 66 (68%) were admitted from home and 31 (32%) were in hospital prior to disease onset. Almost all symptoms reported by parents appeared at the onset of the illness, with very few new symptoms appearing subsequently. Overall, 20/66 (30%) infant

SUBMITTER: Okike IO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5724087 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature