Postsurgical meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii associated with high mortality.

Huttova M, Freybergh P, Rudinsky B, Sramka M, Kisac P, Bauer F, Ondrusova A.
  Vol. 28 (Suppl 2) 2007 Neuro endocrinology letters Journal Article   2007; 28(Suppl 2): 15-16 PubMed PMID:  17558367    Citation  Keywords:  Acinetobacter Infections:drug therapy, Acinetobacter baumannii:immunology, Anti-Bacterial Agents:therapeutic use, Central Nervous System:abnormalities, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross Infection:drug therapy, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Very Low Birth .   

: Twenty five (25) cases of nosocomial postsurgical meningitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis were compared to other 146 cases of meningitis after surgery caused by other pathogens. Prior neurosurgical ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion and CNS abnormality as well as very low birth weight were significant risk factors for acquisition of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis. Mortality - 40% among children with nosocomial meningitis was unacceptably high and significantly higher than among meningitis caused by microorganisms other than Acinetobacter baumannii.