Epidemiology and Infectious DiseasesEpidemiology and Infectious Diseases1560-95292411-3026Eco-Vector4051010.17816/EID40510Epidemiology of bacterial purulent meningitis in children: Saint Petersburg experienceVil'nitsA A-IvanovaMarina Vital'evnaIvanova@yandex.ruVilnitsA AResearch Institute of Childhood Infections, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia, Saint Petersburg-IvanovaM VResearch Institute of Childhood Infections, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia, Saint Petersburg-Research Institute of Childhood Infections, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia, Saint Petersburg15122010156525423072020Copyright © 2010, Eco-vector2010The paper presents the experience in managing children with bacterial meningitis at the Department of Neuroinfections, Research Institute of Childhood Infections, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia. It comprehensively characterizes the specific features of the clinical picture, premorbid background and outcomes of bacterial meningococcal, pneumococcal, and Hemophilus influenzae type b meningitides. New possibilities of primary prevention of pneumococcal meningitis, by using the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, are described.childrenbacterial meningitidespneumococcusvaccinationдетибактериальные менингитыпневмококквакцинация[Инструкция по применению пневмококковой конъюгированной полисахаридной адсорбированной 7-валентной вакцины Превенар. ЛСР 000556/09-290109.][Hsu H. E., Shutt K. A., Moore M. R. et al. Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal meningitis // N. Engl. J. Med. - 2009. - Vol. 360, N 3. - P. 244-256.][Invasive pneumococcal disease in children 5 years after conjugate vaccine introduction-eight states, 1998-2005 // Morbid. Mortal. Wkly Rep. - 2008. - Vol. 57, N 6. - P. 144-148.][Klinger G., Chin C. N., Beyene J., Perlman M. Predicting the outcome of neonatal bacterial meningitis // Pediatrics. - 2000. - Vol. 106. - P. 477-482.][Kwang Sik Kim. Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children // Lancet Infect. Dis. - 2010. - Vol. 10. - P. 32-42.][Wld Hlth Org. Wkly Epidemiol. Rec. - 2007. - Vol. 82, N 1/ 2. - P. 93-104.]