Haemophilus influenzae infection among children with acute bacterial meningitis.

Maqsood, Muhammad Shahzad; Hussain, Safdar; Khurshid, Asim

Objective: To determine the frequency of haemophilus influenzae infection in children less than 5 years with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM). Study Design: Descriptive Cross Sectional study. Setting: Department of Pediatric Medicine, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan. Period: October 2019 to March 2020. Material & Methods: A total of 165 children aged 5 - 60 months of either gender having acute bacterial meningitis with duration of < 2 weeks were enrolled. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of each child was sent for microbiological analysis. Results: There were 106 (64.2 %) boys and 59 (35.8 %) girls. Mean age was 2.72 ± 1.07 years. Most cases, 112 (67.9 %) belonged to urban areas. Maternal literacy was positive in 65 (39.4%) cases while 59 (35.8%) were fully vaccinated. Mean disease duration was 56.25 ± 15.36 hours and 112 (67.9%) had duration of illness more than 36 hours. Frequency of Haemophilus Influenzae was noted in 35 (21.2%) cases. Conclusion: Frequency of Haemophilus Influenzae was high among children with acute bacterial meningitis. Early diagnosis and appropriate management might help reducing prolonged hospitalization and disease morbidity related to Haemophilus Influenz

MULTAN (Pakistan); HAEMOPHILUS influenzae; HAEMOPHILUS diseases; BACTERIAL meningitis; CHILDREN'S hospitals; PEDIATRICS; CEREBROSPINAL fluid

Professional Medical Journal, 2021, Vol 28, Issue 11, p1621

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Academic Journal

10.29309/TPMJ/2021.28.11.5469