Establishment of a predictive model for purulent meningitis in preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Purulent meningitis (PM) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in the newborn population throughout the world. The subtle of specific clinical signs and low success rates of lumbar puncture make diagnosis of PM more difficult in preterm than in older children. The objective of this study was to establish a predict model for preterm PM in hopes of helping clinicians develop new diagnostic and treatment strategies.

Methods

Premature infants who were admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from September 2017 to March 2020 were enrolled in this study. All the patients underwent lumbar puncture. We collected data encompassing maternal diseases and neonatal clinical features. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture is the gold standard fo

SUBMITTER: Cheng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9253939 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature