Among 885 infants hospitalized with bacterial meningitis

Jan 1960- Apr 1987

91 cases had the complications of subdural fluid cqlleetion and the incidence was 10.38%(91/885). Ten patients who had had sufficient treatment died and thefatality rate was 12.8%(10/78)

The main clinical manifestations suggest a subdural fluid collection including fever 75.53%(66/91)

convulsions 92.31%(85/91)

a bulging anterior fontanelle 94.18%(81/86)

a positive transillum-ination of the skull 90%(27/30)

and positive findings on ultrasonography. The CSF in 79 cases among 91 infants with this disorder turned out to be purulent meningitis

pathogens were discovered in the CSF in 43.04%(35/79). Among them

pncumococcus was predominant

and then staphylococus ayreys abd nebubgciccys. The pathogens were also found in subdural fluid in 17.58%(16/91) of cases and pneumoccccus was still the main organism