Question
The two-month-old baby was diagnosed with empyema cerebri and had a lumbar puncture with 900 white blood cells and 745 protein on January 4th. On January 7th, after being transferred from the ICU to a general ward, the white blood cell count was 3, protein 500, and glucose 2.4. On January 19th, the baby had recurrent fever and infection due to empyema cerebri. What should be done?
Answer
Empyema cerebri is a type of empyema cerebri, which is a severe intracranial infection often coexisting with purulent meningitis or brain abscess. The most common pathogens are meningococcus, pneumococcus, and Haemophilus influenzae B, followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Bifidobacterium, anaerobic bacteria, Salmonella, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pseudomonas aeruginosa).