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Staphylococcus aureus meningitis.

I W Fong, P Ranalli

    The Quarterly Journal of Medicine
    |January 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    Staphylococcus aureus meningitis can arise from surgery, shunts, or spontaneously. Spontaneous cases were more severe, while shunt-related meningitis had a slower onset and lower fatality rate.

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    Area of Science:

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Neurology
    • Clinical Medicine

    Background:

    • Meningitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus presents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
    • Understanding the different clinical presentations and outcomes is crucial for effective management.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review cases of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis to identify distinct clinical patterns and treatment outcomes.
    • To compare the characteristics and prognoses of meningitis related to neurosurgery/trauma, ventricular shunts, and spontaneous occurrence.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective review of 38 cases of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis from 1966 to 1981.
    • Categorization of patients into three groups: neurosurgery/trauma/defect-related, ventricular shunt-related, and spontaneous.
    • Analysis of clinical presentation, associated conditions, and treatment outcomes.

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    Main Results:

    • Spontaneous meningitis (Group C) was associated with bacterial endocarditis in one-third of cases and had a more fulminant course.
    • Ventricular shunt-related meningitis (Group B) showed an insidious onset and a lower case-fatality rate, similar to Gram-negative meningitis.
    • Gram stain of cerebrospinal fluid was positive in only one-third of cases. Parenteral cloxacillin yielded results comparable to methicillin, while chloramphenicol had a high failure rate.

    Conclusions:

    • Staphylococcus aureus meningitis exhibits varied clinical courses depending on the etiology.
    • Prompt and appropriate antibiotic selection is critical, with cloxacillin showing efficacy comparable to methicillin.