Patient's question:
The baby turned purple all over 30 minutes after birth and had difficulty breathing, so they were immediately taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. The examination results showed pneumonia. After a period of treatment, there was no improvement, so a lumbar puncture was performed, which revealed neonatal purulent meningitis. How long is the general treatment duration for neonatal purulent meningitis?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal purulent meningitis is generally treated for about 2 to 3 weeks. Meningitis is caused by bacterial infection. Antibiotics can be used for treatment. If the bacteria causing the infection are sensitive to the selected medication, recovery will be quick. If the bacteria are not very sensitive to the medication, the treatment course will be much longer. The standard for treatment is that the cerebrospinal fluid cell count should be 10 or less, and the protein level should be 500 or less to be considered normal.