I.3 ) MAIN OBJECTIVES
To identify the common pathogens responsible for bacterial
meningitis and to describe the hospital outcome in children with bacterial
meningitis.
I .3.1) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1) To determine the incidence of bacterial meningitis in
children in the pediatric unit at the YGOPH.
2) To identify the common pathogens responsible for bacterial
meningitis in children at YGOPH.
3) To describe the different clinical manifestations of
bacterial meningitis in children at YGOPH and the evolution.
4) To describe the hospital outcome in children with bacterial
meningitis I.5) RESEARCH QUESTION
1) What are the incidence, etiologies, clinical presentation and
hospital outcome of bacterial meningitis in children at the YGOPH?
I.6 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Sociodemograp hic
Characteristics
- Age
- Gender
- Vaccinati
on status - Immune
status
BACTERIAL VIRAL
ETIOLOGIES
-S. pneumoniae
-N.meningitidis
-H.influenzae
CHILDHOOD MENINGITIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
HOSPITAL OUTCOME
? Mortalit y
? Cure
? Disabilit y
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4
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
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