Author/Editor		Čižman, Milan
Title		Meningitis
Translated title		Meningitis
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 37, št. Suppl 4
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 460-3
Language		slo
Abstract		Meningitis syndrome is the most common infection of the central nervous system. On the basis of duration of symptoms before the disease it can be classified in acute, subacute and chronic forms, by the causative organisms in bacterial, viral and other etiologies. Viruses are the most common cause. In Slovenia the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in children are Haemophilus influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Borrelia burgdorferi; and among viruses enteroviruses and Central European meningoencephalitis virus. Prompt treatment of bacterial meningitis is essential in presenting additional brain damage. Chemoprophylaxis and active immunization with presently available vaccines are the most important issues in prophylaxis of meningitis.
Summary		Akutni meningitis je najpogostejša okužba osrednjega živčevja pri otrocih. Po trajanju bolezni razdelimo meningitise v akutne, subakutne in kronične, po vzroku pa v bakterijske, virusne in druge. Virusi so najpogostejši povzročitelji akutnega meningitisa. V Sloveniji so najpogostejši povzročitelji bakterijskega meningitisa pri otrocih H. influenzae tip b, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae in Borrelia burgdorferi, med virusi pa enterovirusi in virus srednjeevropskega klopnega meningoencefalitisa. Za izboljšanje napovedi poteka bolezni je pomembno, da hitro postavimo diagnozo in da bolnika čimprej ustrezno zdravimo. Za preprečevanje akutnih meningitisov sta potrebni hemoprofilaksa in aktivna imunizacija z obstoječimi cepivi.
Descriptors		MENINGITIS CHILD