Doctors warn of drug resistance in children with meningitisVietNamNet Bridge – Meningococcal disease is not new, but recently, drug-resistance in children with meningitis has been increasing, doctors in HCM City have warned. A doctor at Children 1 Hospital, HCM City, checks a child with meningococcal disease. On average, every year, 30-40 children with pneumococcal meningitis are hospitalized at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Meningococcal meningitis and Hib were quite rare because of good immunization, while Ecoli meningitis mainly affects children under three months old. In addition to the rapidly increasing incidence of pneumococcal meningitis, one of the most worrying concerns among physicians today is the resistance of pneumococcal bacteria.

Source: VietNamNet News March 14, 2018 05:37 UTC