children s health issues
Bacterial Meningitis in Newborns
Prognosis for Bacterial Meningitis in Newborns
Without treatment, nearly all newborns with bacterial meningitis die. With treatment, the risk of death is 5 to 20%. Of the newborns who survive, 20 to 50% develop serious brain and nerve problems, such as an accumulation of extra fluid in the normal open spaces within the brain ( Hydrocephalus ), 