Staphylococcal Meningitis Following Pneumoencephalography

Case Studies1 July 1962Staphylococcal Meningitis Following PneumoencephalographyJAY WARD KISLAK, M.D., DONALD J. MARCUSE, M.D., WILLIAM K. HASS, M.D.JAY WARD KISLAK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD J. MARCUSE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM K. HASS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-1-128 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere has been a startling and well-documented increase in the morbidity and mortality from staphylococcal infections since the advent of the antibiotic era. Staphylococcal meningitis, a grave but still relatively uncommon disease, offers no exception to this trend (1). Recent large series have incriminated Staphylococcus aureus as the causative agent in 0.3 per cent to 7.8 per cent of all pyogenic meningitides (2-5).Prior to 1941, staphylococcal meningitis was almost uniformly fatal. Indeed, from 1893 through 1941, there were only 48 documented cases of recovery from this disease reported in the world literature (6). Bacteriophage (7), sulfonamide, and particularly antibiotic...References1. FINLANDJONESBARNES MWFMW: Occurrence of serious bacterial infections since introduction of antibacterial agents. J. A. M. A. 170: 2188, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. STUDDERT TC: Staphylococcal spinal meningitis. Brit. Med. J. 1: 1457, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MULCAREHARTER RJDH: Changing patterns of staphylococcal meningitis. To be published. Google Scholar4. EIGLERWELLMANROOKEKEITHSVIEN JOWEEDHMHJ: Bacterial meningitis. I. General review (294 cases). Proc. Mayo Clin. 36: 357, 1961. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. ESRACHOWITZ SR: Pyogenic meningitis—a study of 303 cases. S. Afr. Med. J. 35: 101, 1961. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. MACNEALFRISBEEBLEVINS WJFCA: Reported recoveries from staphylococcal meningitis, 1893-1941. Arch. Otol. 37: 349, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. MACNEALFRISBEEBLEVINS WJFCA: Recoveries from staphylococcic meningitis following bacteriophage therapy. Arch. Otol. 37: 507, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. TENGMELENY PFL: The treatment of staphylococcal meningitis. Surgery 28: 516, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. CUTLERCUTLER MP: Iatrogenic meningitis. J. Med. Soc. New Jersey 50: 510, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. GOODGOLD A: Personal communication. Google Scholar11. DAVIDOFFDYKE LMCG: The Normal Encephalogram, 2d ed., Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1951, pp. 37-47. Google Scholar12. SCHAUBFOLEYSCOTTBAILEY IGMKEGWR: Diagnostic Bacteriology, The C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1958, pp. 215-216. Google Scholar13. LIÈVREVERNEBLOCH-MICHELDUCHANGE JAJMHH: Méningite suppurée à staphylocoques: guérison par antibiotiques et streptokinase-streptodornase. Bull. Soc. Med. Hôp. Paris 68: 997, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. JUSTIN-BESANÇONPÉQUIGNOTETIENNE LHJ: Méningite primitive à staphylocoques de l'adulte. Bull. Soc. Med. Hôp. Paris 73: 42, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar15. JOHNSONAYVAZIANTILLETT AJJHWS: Crystalline pancreatic desoxyribonuclease as an adjunct to the treatment of pneumococcal meningitis. New Engl. J. Med. 260: 893, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, New YorkFrom the Departments of Medicine, and Neurology and Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, and the Third Neurology Division and Third and Fourth Medical Divisions, Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York.Requests for reprints should be addressed to William K. Hass, M.D., Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York 16, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byStreptococcus salivarius meningitis: a case report and literature reviewBacterial Meningitis Following Pantopaque Myelography: A Case Report and Literature ReviewIntrathecal Drug TherapyDie PneumographieA 12-Year Review of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in StockholmCentral Nervous System Infection in Hydrocephalic Children Following VentriculographyBacterial Meningitis — A Review of Selected Aspects 1 July 1962Volume 57, Issue 1Page: 128-132KeywordsAntibioticsHospital medicineMeningitisNeurologyPneumoencephalographyPneumoniaSepsisStaphylococcal infectionStaphylococcus aureusSulfonamide Issue Published: 1 July 1962 PDF downloadLoading ...