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Pediatrics in Review ®
Vol. 36 No. 12 December 2015
Editor-in-Chief: Joseph A. Zenel, Sioux Falls, SD
Deputy Editor: Hugh D. Allen, Houston, TX
Associate Editor: Philip R. Fischer, Rochester, MN
ARTICLES Associate Editor, Index of Suspicion: Deepak M. Kamat,
Detroit, MI
514 Meningitis Associate Editor, In Brief: Henry M. Adam, Bronx, NY
Douglas Swanson Associate Editor, In Brief: Janet Serwint, Baltimore, MD
Associate Editor, CME: Paula Algranati, Longmeadow, MA
527 Pain and Symptom Management in Pediatric Editorial Fellow: Mark F. Weems, Memphis, TN
Editor Emeritus: Lawrence F. Nazarian, Rochester, NY
Palliative Care Founding Editor: Robert J. Haggerty, Canandaigua, NY
Managing Editor: Luann Zanzola
Kelly Komatz, Brian Carter Editorial Associate: Sara Strand
Medical Copyediting: Deborah K. Kuhlman
535 Substance Abuse, General Principles
Kirstin A. M. Nackers, Patricia Kokotailo, Sharon J. L. Levy EDITORIAL BOARD
Robert D. Baker, Buffalo, NY
INDEX OF SUSPICION Peter F. Belamarich, Bronx, NY
Theresa Auld Bingemann, Rochester, NY
545 Case 1: Clavicular Pain of 2 Months’ Duration Stephen E. Dolgin, New Hyde Park, NY
in a 9-year-old Girl Lynn Garfunkel, Rochester, NY
Rani Gereige, Miami, FL
Rebecca C. Brady, Alvin H. Crawford Joseph Gigante, Nashville, TN
Nupur Gupta, Boston, MA
548 Case 2: Recurrent Anemia in a 10-year-old Girl Gregory A. Hale, St. Petersburg, FL
Uzma Rani, Aamer Imdad, Mirza Beg Thomas C. Havranek, Bronx, NY
Jacob Hen, Bridgeport, CT
551 Case 3: Abnormal Eye Movements and Jeffrey D. Hord, Akron, OH
Neal S. LeLeiko, Providence, RI
Congestion in a 3-month-old Boy Michael Macknin, Cleveland, OH
Joanna Wigfield, Aadil Kakajiwala, Michael L. Forbes, Susan Massengill, Charlotte, NC
Jennifer L. Miller, Gainesville, FL
Prasad Bodas Carrie A. Phillipi, Portland, OR
Peter Pizzutillo, Philadelphia, PA
553 Correction Mobeen Rathore, Jacksonville, FL
Jennifer S. Read, Rockville, MD
IN BRIEF E. Steve Roach, Columbus, OH
554 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Sarah E. Shea, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Andrew Sirotnak, Denver, CO
Benjamin Weintraub Miriam Weinstein, Toronto, ON
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, Meningitis
Douglas Swanson, MD*
*University of Missouri, Kansas City; Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO.
Educational Gaps
1. The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in children is changing.
2. Routine neuroimaging is not necessary for the initial medical
evaluation of children with suspected bacterial meningitis who do not
have clinical signs of brain herniation.
Objectives After completing this article, the reader should be able to:
1. Describe the causes, clinical manifestations, and general approach to
the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the different types of
meningitis in children of various ages.
2. Understand the indications for neuroimaging, adjunctive
corticosteroids, and repeat lumbar puncture in children with bacterial
meningitis.
3. Recognize the complications and sequelae of bacterial meningitis in
children.
INTRODUCTION
Bacterial meningitis is a severe, life-threatening infection of the central nervous
system that requires immediate medical attention. Even with appropriate treat-
ment, morbidity and mortality can be substantial. It is essential for clinicians to
recognize the clinical signs and symptoms of meningitis and understand its
management and prevention. The focus of this review is acute bacterial meningitis
in children, including its causes in different age groups, epidemiology, clinical
features, diagnosis, treatment, and sequelae.
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Acute bacterial meningitis has a relatively rapid onset of symptoms, and routine
laboratory techniques can usually identify the pathogen. The most common
causes have been Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib), group B Streptococcus (GBS), and Listeria monocytogenes AUTHOR DISCLOSURE Dr Swanson has
disclosed that he has a research grant from
(Table 1). (1)(2)(3) These organisms caused more than 80% of acute bacterial
Pfizer. This commentary does not contain
meningitis in children during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1990, conjugate Hib a discussion of an unapproved/investigative
vaccine was introduced. It has almost eliminated Hib meningitis in countries use of a commercial product/device.
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