Estudio de casos de meningitis bacteriana en el Hospital Regional Vicente Corral Moscoso de la ciudad de Cuenca, comprendido entre los años 2002-2004

Abstract

Bacterial meningitis is still one of the most serious infectious diseases. While meningeal inflammation can be caused by a variety of agents, the initial clinical presentation may be very similar to a viral meningitis, a bacterial or a chemically cause. This is because any of these agents is able to stimulate the process of inflammation of the meninges and / or nervous through the cascade of cytokines tissue. The meninges (dura, arachnoid and pia mater) surrounding the brain tissue and spinal cord, are seeded with microorganisms through the blood, reacting with inflammation, which translates into clinical changes such as irritability and stiff neck, together with changes in the cellularity and chemical characteristics of the CSF