A prospective study of risk factors for neurological complications in childhood bacterial meningitis

b Doutor. Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions, Skopje, Macedonia c Mestre. Burg-Apotheke, Konigstein am Taunus, Alemanha Recebido em 27 de agosto de 2012; aceito em 31 de outubro de 2012 Abstract Objective: To prospectively analyze the prognostic factors for neurological complications of childhood bacterial meningitis. Methods: This prospective study enrolled 77 children from 1 month until 16 years of age, treated for bacterial meningitis during the period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010. 16 relevant predictors were chosen to analyze their association with the incidence of neurological complications. p-values 5,000 cells/mm 3 , pleocytosis > 5,000 cells/mm 3