Patient's question:
My child has a cold and a fever that won't go down, so I took them to the hospital for treatment. The doctor at the hospital said they had purulent meningitis, and I'm very worried and frightened. How can a cold and fever lead to such a disease? I was immediately admitted to the hospital for treatment. I want to ask, is it possible for my child to not have purulent meningitis?Doctor's answer:
Purulent meningitis becomes part of the infection of the entire fetus's body. Most babies infected during childbirth have abnormal childbirth histories, such as premature rupture of membranes, dystocia, and difficult labor. E. coli and GBS can contaminate the amniotic fluid in the mother's rectum or vagina, or be inhaled or swallowed by the fetus as it passes through the birth canal. Most babies develop sepsis within 3 days of birth, with about 30 cases of purulent meningitis.