Pediatric bacterial meningitis in southern China: analysis of 838 cases
Most pediatric BM patients in southern China were under 1 year old, with more distribution in male patients and some age-related differences in clinical features and outcomes. Recurrent BM is rare but more likely in patients with conditions such as CSF fistula or immunodeficiency. Most patients have favorable outcomes, with a low fatality rate and around 10% of the survivors experiencing neurological sequelae. Several clinical risk factors were identified.
Authors
- Tian Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-3406)
- Wen‐Xiong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9076-2006)
- Haisheng Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-5198)
- Chi Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-6918)
- Xiuying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7160-5929)
- Shuyao Ning
- Bingwei Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4836-4076)
- Lianfeng Chen
- Xiaojing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-3108)
- Yuanyuan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2904-5021)
- Yani Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0222-8389)
- Kelu Zheng
- Sida Yang
- Sheng Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9803-6487)
- Huici Liang
- Haixia Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-9588)
- Wenlin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-4722)
- Yu-Tian Gan
- Yinting Liao
Institutions
- Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1481716
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00