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Meningitis estafilocócica
Definición:
La meningitis estafilocócica es una infección de las membranas que cubren el cerebro y la médula espinal (meninges), causada por las bacterias estafilococos.
Nombres alternativos:
Meningitis por estafilococos
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
En general, la meningitis causada por S. aureus o por S. epidermidis se desarrolla como una complicación de un procedimiento quirúrgico o como una infección diseminada por vÃa sanguÃnea desde otro sitio.
Se han identificado diversos factores de riesgo como la neurocirugÃa reciente, las meningitis previas asociadas con alguna fÃstula del lÃquido cefalorraquÃdeo (LCR), infecciones de las válvulas cardÃacas o infección previa del cerebro mismo.
- Fecha de revisión: 9/6/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Hilary M. Babcock, M.D., Medical Director of Occupational Infection Control, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals; Instructor of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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