Summary. We have performed an analysis of the medical history of 84 patients with meningococcal meningitis
în the Public Health Care Setting, Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases „T. Ciorbă”. Among
them were 49 (58.3%) children, 35 (41.7%) adults.
în most cases (55.1%) the disease was revealed în
children under 3 years old with a predominance
of children under one year 32.7%. Among adult
patients there was recorded a predominance
among patients aged 19-30 years old, but after
50 years, meningococcal meningitis was observed
în 25.7% of patients. In both children and adults,
meningococcal meningitis was accompanied by
meningococcemia (87.8% and 60% respectively)
and în most cases a severe form (81.6% and 65.7%
respectively). The disease diagnosis was confi rmed
by bacterioscopical and bacteriological methods
în 69.4% of children and 88.6% of adults. Favorable course of convalescence was noted în 98%
of children and 94.3% of adults.
Резюме. Нами был произведен анализ историй болезни
84-х больных с менингококковым менингитом
в Государственном Медико-Санитарном
Учреждении Инфекционной клинической
больнице «Т. Чорбэ». Из них детей было 49
(58,3%), взрослых – 35 (41,7%). В большинстве случаев (55,1%) болели дети до 3-х
лет, с преобладанием детей до одного года
(32,7%). Среди взрослых преобладали больные
в возрасте 19-30 лет, однако и после 50-и
лет менингококковый менингит отмечался у
25,7% больных. Как у детей, так и у взрослых
менингококковый менингит протекал в сочетании с менингококкцемией (87,8% и 60%
соот.) и в большинстве случаев в тяжёлой
форме (81,6% и 65,7% соот.). Диагноз болезни
был подтверждён бактериоскопическим и
бактериологическим методами у 69,4% детей
и 88,6% взрослых. Благоприятное течение с
выздоровлением отмечалось у 98% детей и
94,3% взрослых.
