ArticleInfection and drug resistance2021
Etiology of Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: A Seven-Year Retrospective Study.
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- Diagnostic Performance of Complementary Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Multiplex PCR for Acute Bacterial Meningitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Diagnostic comparison of microbial culture and polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in a tertiary hospital, North West Ethiopia.IJID regions · 2025Article
- Ten-year review of hospital-acquired neonatal meningitis in a tertiary-level NICU: the important role of acinetobacter species.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Clinical, Laboratory Characteristics, and Microorganism Infection Status in Neonates With Meningitis in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.International journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Burden and bacterial etiology of neonatal meningitis at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Gram-negative bacteria isolates and their antibiotic-resistance patterns among pediatrics patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review.SAGE open medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundMeningitis, which is mostly caused by infectious agents, occurs more commonly during the first month of life. Bacterial meningitis is an important source of mortality and morbidity, especially in neonates of resource-limited countries. We aimed to determine the prevalence and etiological agents of bacterial meningitis and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern in neonates at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.
methodsWe collected retrospective data from bacteriological results of cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis suspected neonates from 2013 to 2019. Sample collection, culture preparation, bacterial identification, and susceptibility testing were performed using standard microbiological techniques. We extracted data on socio-demographic characteristics and culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing results. We inputted the data using Epi-info version 7 and exported it to SPSS version 20 for analysis.
resultsIn this study, 1101 cerebrospinal fluid samples, 595 (54%) male and 506 (46%) female neonates, were cultured to look for meningitis-causing bacteria. Of 1101 cerebrospinal fluid, 19 (1.73%) were culture positive for meningitis-causing bacteria. The common etiological agents were
conclusionThe prevalence of neonatal bacterial meningitis was 1.73%.
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