Caracterización clínica del líquido cefalorraquídeo para el diagnóstico de meningitis por <i>streptococcus pneumoniae</i>

Abstract

Acute bacterial meningitis caused by the etiologic agent Streptococcus pneumoniae is considered a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in adults. Meningitis is a disease that affects the meninges and requires timely treatment. The usual signs, symptoms and risk factors do not provide sensitivity or specificity to distinguish a possible cause from the etiological agent, which begins with empirical treatment. Therefore, it is emphasized that the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid is an important tool for diagnosis and possible bacterial etiology. The present work aims to identify analytical parameters in the cerebrospinal fluid, through the study of a clinical case. The methodology for the resolution of this clinical case is a descriptive-analytical study that was carried out by searching for information related to bacterial meningitis due to streptococcus pneumonia. It concludes with the importance of the physical-chemical and microbiological analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid, to identify the etiological agent that produces meningitis, in addition to knowing the timely treatment that causes the pathology.