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Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Infancy and Childhood
Ninety one cases of acute bacterial meningitis.
diagnosed during the period of 1977~1982, at pediatric
ward of Seoul National University Hospital,
were studied. The following results were obtained.
1) Among the total 91 cases, 62 cases (68. 1%)
were male and 29 cases (31. 9%) were female. The
sex ratio was approximately 2.1 : 1.
2) The highest incidence was showed in the 1st
year of life. Most of cases (74.7%) were under 5
year of age.
3) SeasonI incidence was highest in spring and
autumn (esp, in May and November).
4) On admission, the most frequent symptom was
fever (8S.7%), and followed by vomiting (68.1%),
convulsion (59.3%), and headache (57.1%). And
the most frequent physical sign was neck stiffness
(60.4%), and followed by Kcrnig's sign (38.3%),
Brudzinski's sign(29.7%), and buldging fontanel
(26.4%).
5) On admission, leukocytosis (WIlC counts over
10,000/mm') on peripheral blood smear was showed
in 74 cases (80,.3%).
5) CSF findings revealed increased WBC coun t
(over SOO/mm"; 67.0%), increased protein level
(over 100mg/dl ; 64.89,,), and decreased sugar level
(below 40mg/dl ; 61. 5%).
7) Causative organism were isolated from CSF
culture of 37 cases(40.7%). The most common organism
was N. menigitidis 01 cases), and followed
by H. influenza (8 cases), Pneumococcus (7 cases),
S. aureus (3 cases), E. coli (:l cases), P. aeruginosa
o case), P. mirabilis 0 case), S. typi (1 case),
and Streptococcus 0 case).
8) On admission, 77 cases(84.7%) had a history of preexisting illness or associated disease and URI
was most frequent.
9) As the results of treatment, S4 cases (59.3%)
were improved or recovered, 9 cases (9.996) expired,
23 cases (25.3%) remained with sequelae, and 5
cases (5.5%) were discharged due to aggravation
of symptoms or poor economical problem.
10) The most common sequelae was hydrocephalus
02 cases), and followed by subdural effusion (6
cases), brain abscess (4 Cases), and ventriculitis(4
cases).
11) Among 20 cases having performed the cranial
C-T, hydrocephalus 02 cases) was most common
An Epidemiological Investigation on the Outbreak of Diarrheal Illness in an Urban Slum Area in Seoul
From April 24 to June 4, 1979, an outbreak of
diarrheal illness was observed in an urban slum area
in SeouL For the purpose of elucidation of the
causal mechanism of the causative agent and the
mode of transmission in this outbreak, the authors
tried an epidemiological investigation.
Following conclusions are drawn:
L By questionnaire survey 97 cases with diarrheal
illness were detected. In three among seven diarrheal
cases whose stool specimen could be collected,
Shigella flexneri was confirmed by microbiological examination.
2. This illness was clinically characterized by
dlarrhea, tenesmus, abdominal cramp and fever.
Median duration of illness in the detected cases was
five days.
3. Incidence rate in surveyed population was 6.7
%. Especially, incidence rate of 0~4 year age group
was extremely high as 29.3%. Incidence rate by sex
was not significantly different.
4. Incidence rate was 9.1% in population using
simple piped water supply system. Difference of
incidence rate between these two groups was highly
significant (p<O.OO.
Conclusively, simple piped water supply system
played an important role as common vehicle in the
outbreak of this diarrheal illness