Acute bacterial meningitis without cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in children: results from a nationwide prospective surveillance system between 2001 and 2022
ABM without CSF pleocytosis is infrequent but not exceptional, particularly in children with seizures before hospital arrival. Extended vaccination against meningococcus could prevent this clinical form with a high case fatality rate.
Authors
- Emmanuelle Varon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-2838)
- Naïm Ouldali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4996-9640)
- François Angoulvant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4204-7603)
- Corinne Lévy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-6360)
- Robert Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6151-0686)
- Stéphane Béchet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-0186)
- Alexis Rybak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2898-3710)
- Stéphane Bonacorsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6447-6874)
- Muhamed Kheir Taha
- Lama Jaber
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val de Marne (FR)
- Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107256
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34
Funders
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Sanofi
- Public Health Agency