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ArticleComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2022

A Retrospective Study of Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis in Children: Etiology, Clinical Course, and Treatment.

Xin Li, Hua-Zhang Liu, Ling-Yu Pang, Xin Wen, Su-Zhen Sun

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Article in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xin Li *Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Hebei, Shijiazhuang 050031, China.
Hua-Zhang Liu *Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan, Jinan 250014, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-6768
Ling-Yu PangDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Hebei, Shijiazhuang 050031, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-5043
Xin WenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Hebei, Shijiazhuang 050031, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-8255
Su-Zhen SunDepartment of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Hebei, Shijiazhuang 050031, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-9137
Hospital of Hebei Province · CNShandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Recurrent bacterial meningitis (RBM) is a rare but life-threatening disease. This study aims to analyze the clinical features, potential causes, and therapeutic outcomes of RBM in children. Methods: This article retrospectively reviews the clinical characteristics, etiologies, and treatments in children with RBM hospitalized in Hebei children's hospital from 2012 to 2020. Results: A total of 10 children with RBM, five males and five females, were included in this study. The age of RBM in children spans from the neonatal stage to the childhood stage. The underlying illnesses were identified and classified as cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (1 case), humoral immunodeficiency with Mondini dysplasia (1 case), common cavity deformity with cerebrospinal fluid ear leakage (1 case), Mondini malformations (2 cases), incomplete cochlear separation type I with a vestibular enlargement (2 cases), local inflammation of the sphenoid bone caused by cellulitis (1 case), congenital skull base defects (1 case), and congenital dermal sinus with intraspinal abscess (1 case). 6 patients chose targeted therapy for potential reasons. Conclusions: Congenital abnormalities or acquired injuries lead to intracranial communication with the outside world, which can quickly become a portal for bacterial invasion of the central nervous system, resulting in repeated infections.

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Cerebrospinal Fluid RhinorrheaChildChild, PreschoolChinaCochleaComputational BiologyFemaleHumansImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMeningitis, BacterialMeningitis, PneumococcalNeuroimagingRecurrence

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