Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

J Pediatr. 2019 Apr:207:255. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.10.008. Epub 2018 Oct 30.

Authors

Kazuki Iio¹, Yuichi Ogawa¹, Takateru Ihara², Yuho Horikoshi³, Hiroshi Hataya¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Pediatrics Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center Tokyo, Japan.
² Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center Tokyo, Japan.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 30384970
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.10.008

No abstract available

Keywords: bacterial meningitis; nuchal rigidity; physical examination.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / complications*
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / drug therapy
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / microbiology
Muscle Rigidity / diagnosis
Muscle Rigidity / etiology*
Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents