作者总结了二十五年内见于波士顿儿童医疗中心的83例生后一个月以内脑膜炎病例。最常见之致病细菌为革兰氏阴性杆菌(计39例)。起病多在生后头两周,常有妊娠或生产不正常历史,如早产,胎膜早破或母亲有感染。其他常见原因依其常见次序为溶血性链球菌、葡萄状球菌和肺炎球菌感染。起病常在第三、四周,合并皮肤及脐带感染者极多。 The authors summarize 83 cases of meningitis within one month of their arrival at Boston Children’s Medical Center in 25 years. The most common pathogenic bacteria Gram-negative bacilli (in 39 cases). Mostly ill in the first two weeks after birth, often have abnormal pregnancy or production history, such as premature delivery, premature rupture of membranes or mother infection. Other common causes are in the common sequence of hemolytic streptococcus, staphylococcus aureus and pneumococcal infections. Frequent onset in the third, four weeks, with a lot of skin and umbilical cord infections.