<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1028-99332018000100057</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Meningoencefalitis bacteriana en niños de Guantánamo. Su comportamiento durante 2007-2013]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Bacterial meningoencephalitis in Guantanamo children. Your behavior during 2007-2013]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peña Aldana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adislen]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Antonio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dorsant Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lissette]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Hermida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maryanis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz Basulto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Docente &#8220;General Pedro Agustín Pérez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>97</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>57</fpage>
<lpage>66</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000100057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000100057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000100057&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se realizó un estudio descriptivo longitudinal retrospectivo para conocer el comportamiento en niños con meningoencefalitis bacteriana en el Hospital Pediátrico Docente &#8220;General Pedro Agustín Pérez&#8221; en el período comprendido de 2007 a 2013. El universo de estudio quedó constituido por 58 pacientes. Se estudiaron las variables: comportamiento por años, edad, principales síntomas y signos al ingreso, evolución en cuidados intensivos, y pronóstico. Los datos fueron recogidos de las historias clínicas. Los principales resultados fueron: el año 2009 el de mayor morbilidad, los lactantes más afectados, los principales síntomas fueron: fiebre, cefalea y vómitos; los trastornos electrolíticos y el shock constituyeron las principales complicaciones y predominó la evolución favorable. Se emitieron conclusiones y recomendaciones.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT A retrospective longitudinal descriptive study was carried out to determine the behavior of children with bacterial meningoencephalitis at the Pediatric Hospital "Pedro A. Pérez" in the period from 2007 to 2013. The study universe was composed of 58 patients. We studied a series of variables such as: behavior by age, age, main symptoms and signs at admission, evolution in intensive care, and prognosis. The data were collected from the medical records. The main results were: 2009 was the year of greatest morbidity, infants were the most affected, the main symptoms were: fever, headache and vomiting; electrolytic disorders and shock were the main complications and the favorable evolution prevailed. Conclusions and recommendations were issued.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[meningoencephalitis]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[complications]]></kwd>
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