OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalent bacterial agents of neonatal meningitis and their
antibiotic susceptibility in a referral intensive care unit in Assir Central Hospital, Saudi …

Bacterial meningitis is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children. A
retrospective chart review of all cases of culture-proven bacterial meningitis in children was …

Vaccination is now recognized as being one of the most important and cost effective health
promotion activities. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that current …

This study was designed to determine the magnitude of bacterial meningitis in general and
Hib meningitis in particular among children below the age of 5 years. A population-based …

This study analysed the bacterial aetiology and outcome of childhood meningitis observed
over an 11-year period. Charts of 70 children with this diagnosis were reviewed. Three …

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to explore the case management and disease burden
of bacterial meningitis among children below the age of 5 years in the Kingdom of Saudi …

A recently introduced ELISA test (EIA-Test) was used for the detection of the common
organisms that cause acute bacterial meningitis (ABM). The test—which detects antigens of …

MATERIALS AND METHODS ALRTI is the most common cause of admission to our hospital,
especially for those under the age of four years. We estimate that 13.7% of the total hospital …

OBJECTIVE: To study the pattern of meningitis in children admitted to King Faisal Military
Hospital, Aseer region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the period 1987 through to 2000 …

The medical records of 132 children with meningitis treated at King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf,
Saudi Arabia, between June 1994 and May 1996, were reviewed with a view to defining the …