What is neonatal meningitis?
neonatal meningitis is a form of meningitis that affects someone in the first few months of life, time in life known as the newborn period. Infants are threatened by infections in general, since their immune systems are not fully developed, and even with immunity accepted through breast milk in infant breastfeeding are always a risk. Meningitis, meninging infection, material layers that surround the brain can be very serious in infants and can be deadly if not treated. In elderly, there are a classic three symptoms associated with meningitis that can be used to identify the disease: headache, high fever and solid neck. In infants, these symptoms may be missing or difficult to detect, making it difficult to realize that the patient has meningitis until the infection is taking place. As a result, neonatitidacials are dangerous because it can be diagnosed after the patient has developed serious complications. As the infection proceeds, the child begins to have seizures. At this timeIku can be endangered by complications such as brain damage, which may lead to hearing loss and learning disorders. The lumber should be injected to obtain a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for analysis to confirm the diagnosis of neonatitis.
After diagnosis, tests can be performed to determine which organism is responsible for infection, so that the child can be prescribed suitable antiviral or antibacterial drugs. In addition, steroids will be used to reduce inflammation. Another important aspect of treatment is the control of fluids to prevent the accumulation of which may lead to complications and also to monitor the baby's blood pressure.
If neonatal meningitis is identified in time and is quickly treated, it can be solved without further complications. However, there are significant obstacles to treatment, including late diagnosis and lack of access to diagnostic tools in many development regionCH of the world. While the overall occurrence of neonatal meningitis is low, about one to two of each 1,000 birth, the nation in which the child is located is the main decisive factor for the child to recover and what complications.