Assessment of the laboratorial examinations for diagnosing infectious meningitis performed in the Sergipe state, during the period from 1997 to 2003
Vol. 65 No. 3 (2006), ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Vol. 65 No. 3 (2006)

Assessment of the laboratorial examinations for diagnosing infectious meningitis performed in the Sergipe state, during the period from 1997 to 2003

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
https://doi.org/10.53393/rial.2006.65.32869
Published 2006-08-01
Antonio M. Barbosa Junior
Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Laboratório de Microbiologia Aplicada, São Cristóvão, SE
Dângelly L. F. M. de Mélo
Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Laboratório de Microbiologia Aplicada, São Cristóvão, SE
Patrícia O. Santos
Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Laboratório de Microbiologia Aplicada, São Cristóvão, SE
Maria de Fátima Travália
LACEN, Instituto Parreiras Hortas, Laboratório de Micologia, Aracaju, SE
Rita de C. Trindade
Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Laboratório de Microbiologia Aplicada, São Cristóvão, SE
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Keywords

Microbial diagnosis
infectious meningitis
laboratorial diagnosis

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Barbosa Junior AM, Mélo DLFM de, Santos PO, Travália M de F, Trindade R de C. Assessment of the laboratorial examinations for diagnosing infectious meningitis performed in the Sergipe state, during the period from 1997 to 2003. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 2006 Aug. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];65(3):217-21. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/32869
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Abstract

High incidences of infectious meningitis with high mortality index remains occurring in Brazil, despite of the prevention programs and significant advances in the microorganism identification technologies. The laboratorial examination of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is fundamental for accomplishing an accurate diagnosis and for introducing adequate treatment. Microscopic examination, culture, and antigen detection have been used in laboratory routine. This study aimed to assess the techniques used in Sergipe in the period from 1997 to 2003 for infectious meningitis diagnosis. The 510 record sheets of patients with suspicion of meningitis, who had given entrace during that period in the Central Laboratory of Health Public - Instituto Parreiras Horta in the State of Sergipe, were analyzed. Analyzes on absolute frequencies of the tests used for infectious meningitis diagnosis was carried out. In the last years, are duction in frequency of cases confirmed by culture has perceived. This fact has also been noticed in other Brazilian laboratories. On the other hand, a substantial increase in the number of cases confirmed by bacterioscopy (Gram stain) has been observed. Efficient meningitis diagnosis provides significant clinical benefits for monitoring patients, introducing the antimicrobial therapy, and for disease evolution following-up.
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