BACKGROUND: Childhood @entity4008 is a neurologic emergency that continues to kill and maims @entity1 particularly in developing countries with poor immunization coverage. OBJECTIVE: This study set out to assess the hospital incidence, pattern of presentation, etiologic agents, outcome and determinants of mortality among the @entity1 admitted with @entity4008 at the Wesley Guild Hospital (WGH), Ilesa. @entity1 AND METHODS: We carried out a retrospective review of admitted cases of @entity4008 in @entity1 aged one month to 15 years at the WGH, Ilesa over a three year period by looking at the hospital records. Factors in the history and examinations were compared among survivors and those that died to determine factors significantly associated with mortality in these @entity1 . RESULTS: Eighty-one (5.5%) of the 1470 childhood admissions during the study period had @entity4008 . Male preponderance was observed and two-thirds of the @entity1 were @entity1 . More cases were admitted during the wet rainy season than during the dry harmattan season. @entity327 type B and @entity328 were the leading etiologic agents and @entity2177 and @entity2756 adequately cover for these organisms. Twenty-two (27.2%) of the 81 @entity1 died, while 34 (42.0%) survived with @entity51 . @entity1 with multiple @entity410 , @entity772 , neck retraction, @entity2753 , hypoglycorrhachia, turbid @entity2841 as well as Gram positive @entity693 at presentation were found to more likely to die (P < 0.05). None of these factors however independently predict mortality. CONCLUSION: Childhood @entity4008 often results in @entity51 among @entity1 and young @entity1 admitted at the WGH, Ilesa. @entity1 diagnosed with @entity693 who in addition had multiple @entity410 , neck retraction and @entity772 at presentation are at increased risk of dying.

Epidemiological, clinical and prognostic profile of childhood acute XXXX in a resource poor setting.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children', 'PATIENTS', 'infants'] @entity2756 :: ('MESH:D002443', 'Chemical') :: ['ceftriaxone'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['seizures'] @entity2841 :: ('1437', 'Gene') :: ['CSF'] @entity4008 :: ('MESH:D016920', 'Disease') :: ['bacterial meningitis'] @entity327 :: ('727', 'Species') :: ['Haemophilus influenzae'] @entity2177 :: ('MESH:D002939', 'Chemical') :: ['ciprofloxacin'] @entity772 :: ('MESH:D003128', 'Disease') :: ['coma'] @entity693 :: ('MESH:D008581', 'Disease') :: ['meningitis'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['death and neurologic deficit', 'neurologic deficits'] @entity328 :: ('1313', 'Species') :: ['Streptococcus pneumoniae'] @entity2753 :: ('MESH:D007010', 'Disease') :: ['hyponatremia']
@entity4008 :: (MESH:D016920,Disease) :: ['bacterial meningitis']
