scholarly journals Acute Bacterial Meningitis as a Complication of Otitis Media and Related Mortality Factors

2002 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Faruk Geyik ◽  
Omer Faruk Kokoglu ◽  
Salih Hosoglu ◽  
Celal Ayaz
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Mortality Factors ◽  
Related Mortality

Air flight barotrauma and meningitis: causality seems real

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-186
Author(s):  
O Džupová ◽  
J Beneš
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Neurological Symptoms ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Intracranial Complications

AbstractBackgroundBarotrauma to the middle-ear cavity and paranasal sinuses is a relatively common flight-related health problem. Occasionally, it may result in severe mechanical or infectious intracranial complications; these have been rarely reported to date.ObjectiveFour cases of acute bacterial meningitis following air travel are presented, and its pathogenesis is briefly described.ConclusionNeurological symptoms occurring after air flight should prompt proper investigation. Otitis media and sinusitis are common primary focuses of bacterial meningitis. Severe complications of air flight barotrauma may be underreported.

scholarly journals Hearing Impairment in Angolan Children with Acute Bacterial Meningitis With and Without Otitis Media and Otorrhea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lempinen ◽  
Anu Laulajainen-Hongisto ◽  
Antti A. Aarnisalo ◽  
Luis Bernardino ◽  
Heikki Peltola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ear Infections ◽  
Hearing Loss In Childhood

Abstract Background: Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a common cause of hearing loss in childhood. Our aim was to investigate bacterial etiology, hearing impairment, and outcome in childhood BM with vs. without otitis media (OM) in the resource-poor settings of Angola. Methods: Hearing was tested through brainstem-evoked response audiometry (ABR) in 391 (76%) of 512 children with confirmed BM. The bacteria identified from the ear discharge were compared to those from CSF and the relevance of findings was examined in terms of hearing among children with or without OM on day 1 and 7 of hospitalization, and at follow-ups of 1, 3 and 6 month(s).Results: No correlation was found in bacteriology between the ear discharge and CSF, and the most common ear pathogens more likely reflected chronic than acute middle ear infections. On day 7 in hospital, hearing impairment (>40 dB) was common, regardless of whether concomitant OM or not (in 27% vs. 30%, respectively), whereas on day 7, profound hearing loss (>80 dB) was diagnosed slightly more in children without OM 16% vs. 10% accordingly. Any hearing deficit on day 7 was associated with a higher risk of complicated or fatal clinical course (OR 2.76, CI95% 1.43-5.29, P = .002).Conclusion: No significant difference prevailed in hearing thresholds between children with or without OM in hospital on day 7 or at later follow-ups. Any hearing impairment on day 7 associated with a higher risk for complicated clinical course or death. Trial registration: ISRCTN62824827. Registered 22 June 2005, http://www.isrctn.com/ ISRCTN62824827.

Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion in children with bacterial meningitis

1997 ◽  
Vol 111 (10) ◽  
pp. 913-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Richardson ◽  
A. Reid ◽  
T. J. Williamson ◽  
M. J. Tarlow ◽  
P. T. Rudd
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Conductive Hearing Loss ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Acute Otitis Media ◽  
Auditory Brainstem Responses ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Conductive Hearing

AbstractAcute otitis media and otitis media with effusion (OME) have often been observed in children with bacterial meningitis. OME has also been proposed as the mechanism of reversible hearing loss after meningitis. In this controlled study, children with acute bacterial meningitis were studied using auditory brainstem responses (ABR), otoacousticemissions, tympanometry and otoscopy. An age- and sex- matched control was recruited for each patient and the incidence of acute otitis media and OME was compared between the twogroups. One hundred and twenty-four children with meningitis were studied. Ninety-two children (74 per cent) had meningococcal meningitis. Five patients (4 per cent) had conductive hearing loss (ABR threshold≥30 dB HL) at the time of discharge from hospital. None of the patients or controls had acute otitis media. Patients and controls were well matched for risk factors for OME and the prevalence of middle ear effusion in patients and controls was 7.2 per cent and 11.3 per cent respectively. The relative risk of OME in the children with meningitis was 0.64 (95 per cent confidence interval 0.29 to 1.42). After nine months, three of the five children with meningitis and conductive hearing loss had regained normal hearing.In contrast to previous reports, there was no relationship between bacterial meningitis and acute otitis media or OME in this study. Nevertheless, coincidental conductive hearing defects were identified as the cause of reversible hearing loss in three patients.

scholarly journals A putative role for homocysteine in the pathophysiology of acute bacterial meningitis in children

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roney Santos Coimbra ◽  
Bruno Frederico Aguilar Calegare ◽  
Talitah Michel Sanchez Candiani ◽  
Vânia D’Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Putative Role ◽  
Meningitis In Children

ACUTE BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 742-747
Author(s):  
Robert J. Haggerty ◽  
Mohsen Ziai
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Antimicrobial Drugs ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Meningitis In Children ◽  
Multiple Drugs

A controlled study of the treatment of bacterial meningitis with single and multiple, potentially antagonistic antimicrobial drugs was undertaken. Sixty-five patients received a single and 71 received several drugs in combination. The two groups were generally comparable. There was no significant difference in the results: that is antagonism could not be demonstrated in this clinical study. It seems reasonable to recommend that, in patients over 1 month of age with acute primary bacterial meningitis in whom an etiologic agent cannot be promptly identified, the use of multiple drugs aimed at the three most likely organisms (pneumococcus, meningococcus, H. influenzae) can be employed without danger of clinically apparent antagonism.

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