Adverse outcomes of bacterial meningitis in school-age survivors

Abstract

Objective. To determine the outcomes of bacterial meningitis in school- age survivors. Design. Prospective cohort study. Setting. Teaching pediatric hospital. Children. During 1983 through 1986, 158 meningitis survivors, ages 3 months to 14 years, treated at a single center were enrolled. Between 1991 and 1993, 130 children, 82% of the original cohort, were evaluated at a mean age of 8.4 years and a mean of 6.7 years after their meningitis. Outcome measures. Blinded neurologic, neuropsychologic, audiologic, behavior, and socio-demographic assessments were compared with those from grade- and sex- matched control children. Multivariate analyses adjusted for age at testing and socio-demographic..