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Invasive meningococcal disease: what we should know, before it comes back
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Background: invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), sepsis and/or meningitis continues to be a public health problem, with mortality rates ranging from 5% to 16%. The aim of our study was to further knowledge about IMD with a large series of cases occurring over a long period of time, in a cohort with a high percentage of adult patients. Methods: observational cohort study of patients with IMD between 1977 hand 2013 at our hospital, comparing patients with only sepsis and those with meningitis and several degrees of sepsis. The impact of dexamethasone and prophylactic phenytoin was determined, and an analysis of cutaneous and neurological sequelae was performed. Results: a total of 527 episodes of IMD were recorded, comprising 57 cases of sepsis (11%) and 470 of meningitis with or without sepsis (89%). The number of episodes of IMD decreased from 352 of 527 (67%) in the first to 20 of 527 (4%) in the last quarter (P < .001). Thirty-three patients died (6%): 8 with sepsis (14%) and 25 with meningitis (5%) (P = .02). Cutaneous and neurological sequelae were present in 3% and 5% of survivors of sepsis and meningitis, respectively. The use of dexamethasone was safe and resulted in less arthritis, and patients given prophylactic phenytoin avoided seizures. Conclusions: the frequency of IMD has decreased sharply since 1977. Patients with sepsis only have the highest mortality and complication rates, dexamethasone use is safe and can prevent some arthritis episodes, and prophylactic phenytoin might be useful in a selected population. A rapid response and antibiotic therapy may help improve the prognosis.
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CABELLOS MÍNGUEZ, Ma. carmen, PELEGRÍN SENENT, Iván, BENAVENT PALOMARES, Eva, GUDIOL I MUNTÉ, Francesc, TUBAU, Fe, GARCIA-SOMOZA, Dolores, VERDAGUER, Ricard, ARIZA CARDENAL, Javier, VILADRICH, Pedro f.. Invasive meningococcal disease: what we should know, before it comes back. _Open Forum Infectious Diseases_. 2019. Vol. 6, núm. 3, pàgs. ofz059. [consulta: 23 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2328-8957. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/178204]