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Epidemiology and Outcomes of Culture-proven Neonatal Meningitis in Australian Tertiary Hospitals: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We conducted a 5-year multicenter, retrospective cohort study to describe bacterial meningitis in Australian infants (0-180 days). Of 21 culture-positive infections, Streptococcus agalactiae (29%, 6/21), Staphylococcus aureus (19%, 4/21) and Escherichia coli (19%, 4/21) predominated. Four infants died (19%), including 3 with neurosurgical meningitis. In survivors, neurologic sequelae were common. Novel interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality burden caused by neonatal meningitis are needed.

Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000005131

Authors: Natalie Duffy, Archana Koirala, Phoebe C.M. Williams

Institutions: Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, The University of Sydney, Children's Hospital at Westmead, UNSW Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Neonatal and Maternal Infections

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7124446947

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