Escherichia Coli Meningitis Features in 325 Children From 2001 to 2013 in France. Basmaci, R., Bonacorsi, S., Bidet, P., Biran, V., Aujard, Y., Bingen, E., Béchet, S., Cohen, R., & Levy, C. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61(5):779–786, September, 2015.
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Background. We aimed to describe features of Escherichia coli meningitis in a large population of children and the molecular characteristics of the involved strains to determine factors associated with severe disease or death. Methods. Between 2001 and 2013, a prospective national survey collected data for 325 children hospitalized with E. coli meningitis. The national reference center genetically characterized 141 isolates. Results. Among the 325 cases, 65.2% were term, 22.4% late preterm, and 12.5% very/extremely preterm infants. Escherichia coli meningitis was 7-fold more frequent in preterm than term infants. Median age at diagnosis was 14 days; 71.1% of infants were neonates, with 2 peaks of infection at age 0–3 days (mostly preterm neonates) and 11–15 days (mostly term neonates); 8.9% were \textgreater89 days old. In total, 51.1% patients were considered to have severe disease, and 9.2% died. B2.1 phylogenetic subgroup (56%) and O1 serogroup (27.7%) were the most frequently identified. On multivariate analysis, death was associated with preterm birth (odds ratio [OR], 3.3 [95% confidence interval \CI\, 1.3–8.4], P = .015 for late preterm infants; OR, 7.3 [95% CI, 2.7–20.9], P \textless .001 for very/extremely preterm infants) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to blood glucose ratio \textless0.10 (OR, 15.3 [95% CI, 1.8–128.3], P = .012). Death was associated with uncommon O serogroup strains (P = .014) and severe disease with O7 serogroup (P = .034) and PapGII adhesin (OR, 2.3 [95% CI, 1.2–4.5], P = .015). Conclusions. In this large study of 325 cases of E. coli meningitis, risk factors of severe disease or death were preterm birth, severe hypoglycorrhachia, CSF/blood glucose ratio \textless0.10, and molecular characteristics of strains, which should help optimize therapeutic management.
@article{basmaci_escherichia_2015,
	title = {Escherichia {Coli} {Meningitis} {Features} in 325 {Children} {From} 2001 to 2013 in {France}},
	volume = {61},
	issn = {1058-4838, 1537-6591},
	url = {http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/5/779},
	doi = {10.1093/cid/civ367},
	abstract = {Background. We aimed to describe features of Escherichia coli meningitis in a large population of children and the molecular characteristics of the involved strains to determine factors associated with severe disease or death.
Methods. Between 2001 and 2013, a prospective national survey collected data for 325 children hospitalized with E. coli meningitis. The national reference center genetically characterized 141 isolates.
Results. Among the 325 cases, 65.2\% were term, 22.4\% late preterm, and 12.5\% very/extremely preterm infants. Escherichia coli meningitis was 7-fold more frequent in preterm than term infants. Median age at diagnosis was 14 days; 71.1\% of infants were neonates, with 2 peaks of infection at age 0–3 days (mostly preterm neonates) and 11–15 days (mostly term neonates); 8.9\% were {\textgreater}89 days old. In total, 51.1\% patients were considered to have severe disease, and 9.2\% died. B2.1 phylogenetic subgroup (56\%) and O1 serogroup (27.7\%) were the most frequently identified. On multivariate analysis, death was associated with preterm birth (odds ratio [OR], 3.3 [95\% confidence interval \{CI\}, 1.3–8.4], P = .015 for late preterm infants; OR, 7.3 [95\% CI, 2.7–20.9], P {\textless} .001 for very/extremely preterm infants) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to blood glucose ratio {\textless}0.10 (OR, 15.3 [95\% CI, 1.8–128.3], P = .012). Death was associated with uncommon O serogroup strains (P = .014) and severe disease with O7 serogroup (P = .034) and PapGII adhesin (OR, 2.3 [95\% CI, 1.2–4.5], P = .015).
Conclusions. In this large study of 325 cases of E. coli meningitis, risk factors of severe disease or death were preterm birth, severe hypoglycorrhachia, CSF/blood glucose ratio {\textless}0.10, and molecular characteristics of strains, which should help optimize therapeutic management.},
	language = {en},
	number = {5},
	urldate = {2015-11-16},
	journal = {Clinical Infectious Diseases},
	author = {Basmaci, Romain and Bonacorsi, Stéphane and Bidet, Philippe and Biran, Valérie and Aujard, Yannick and Bingen, Edouard and Béchet, Stéphane and Cohen, Robert and Levy, Corinne},
	month = sep,
	year = {2015},
	pmid = {25944342},
	pages = {779--786},
}

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