Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight
Objective: To determine the frequency of meningitis in neonates with late-onset sepsis Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Hameed Latif Teaching Hospital, Lahore from March 2023 to August 2023. 210 neonates were enrolled through non-probability consecutive sampling. After obtaining...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Rawalpindi Medical University
2024-09-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College |
| Online Access: | https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/2377 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832086920021147648 |
|---|---|
| author | Sobia Naveed Madiha Fayyaz Somayya Siddiqa Asvar Samaa Rahat Rahman Zartasha Sial |
| author_facet | Sobia Naveed Madiha Fayyaz Somayya Siddiqa Asvar Samaa Rahat Rahman Zartasha Sial |
| author_sort | Sobia Naveed |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Objective: To determine the frequency of meningitis in neonates with late-onset sepsis
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Hameed Latif Teaching Hospital, Lahore from March 2023 to August 2023. 210 neonates were enrolled through non-probability consecutive sampling. After obtaining written informed consent from parents, all septic neonates who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. In each neonate with clinical features of sepsis, a detailed history and examination were done. Meningitis was labelled in the neonates whose CSF findings were suggestive of meningitis.
Cranial ultrasound was done in all neonates with meningitis to rule out any complication.Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 23.Data was stratified for age,weight,gestational age and gender to deal with effect modifiers.For post stratification,Chi-square test was applied to see the significance.A p-value ≤0.05 was considered as significant.
Results: A total of 210 children presenting with late-onset sepsis were included. Among these children 122(58.1%) were males, while 88(41.9%) were females. The age range in this study was from 7 to 28 days with mean age of 17.7±6.3 days. It was found that out of 210 neonates with late-onset sepsis,47(22.4%) had meningitis.
Conclusion: The frequency of meningitis in patients with late-onset neonatal sepsis is quite high. Meningitis is a deadly disease which is associated with lifelong morbidity and sometimes mortality. Therefore screening for neonatal meningitis should be done in all patients afflicted by neonatal sepsis.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-4e0eb69ecc7246c0ad675a166b948899 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1683-3562 1683-3570 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-09-01 |
| publisher | Rawalpindi Medical University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College |
| spelling | doaj-art-4e0eb69ecc7246c0ad675a166b9488992025-02-06T08:35:58ZengRawalpindi Medical UniversityJournal of Rawalpindi Medical College1683-35621683-35702024-09-0128310.37939/jrmc.v28i3.2377Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight Sobia NaveedMadiha Fayyaz0Somayya SiddiqaAsvar SamaaRahat RahmanZartasha SialHameed Latif Teaching Hospital Lahore Objective: To determine the frequency of meningitis in neonates with late-onset sepsis Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Hameed Latif Teaching Hospital, Lahore from March 2023 to August 2023. 210 neonates were enrolled through non-probability consecutive sampling. After obtaining written informed consent from parents, all septic neonates who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. In each neonate with clinical features of sepsis, a detailed history and examination were done. Meningitis was labelled in the neonates whose CSF findings were suggestive of meningitis. Cranial ultrasound was done in all neonates with meningitis to rule out any complication.Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 23.Data was stratified for age,weight,gestational age and gender to deal with effect modifiers.For post stratification,Chi-square test was applied to see the significance.A p-value ≤0.05 was considered as significant. Results: A total of 210 children presenting with late-onset sepsis were included. Among these children 122(58.1%) were males, while 88(41.9%) were females. The age range in this study was from 7 to 28 days with mean age of 17.7±6.3 days. It was found that out of 210 neonates with late-onset sepsis,47(22.4%) had meningitis. Conclusion: The frequency of meningitis in patients with late-onset neonatal sepsis is quite high. Meningitis is a deadly disease which is associated with lifelong morbidity and sometimes mortality. Therefore screening for neonatal meningitis should be done in all patients afflicted by neonatal sepsis. https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/2377 |
| spellingShingle | Sobia Naveed Madiha Fayyaz Somayya Siddiqa Asvar Samaa Rahat Rahman Zartasha Sial Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College |
| title | Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight |
| title_full | Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight |
| title_fullStr | Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight |
| title_short | Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight |
| title_sort | meningitis in newborns with late onset sepsis a critical insight |
| url | https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/2377 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT sobianaveed meningitisinnewbornswithlateonsetsepsisacriticalinsight AT madihafayyaz meningitisinnewbornswithlateonsetsepsisacriticalinsight AT somayyasiddiqa meningitisinnewbornswithlateonsetsepsisacriticalinsight AT asvarsamaa meningitisinnewbornswithlateonsetsepsisacriticalinsight AT rahatrahman meningitisinnewbornswithlateonsetsepsisacriticalinsight AT zartashasial meningitisinnewbornswithlateonsetsepsisacriticalinsight |