In a 1998 review, the incidence of bladder injury during laparoscopic procedures ranged from 0.02% to 8.3%. It was more frequent in gynaecologic procedures, and intraoperative diagnosis was made only in 53% of cases.
In order to diagnose this disease, your child will have a lumbar puncture (spinal tap). This is done by inserting a needle in the lower back to get spinal fluid. The spinal fluid is sent to the laboratory to determine whether your child has meningitis and what type: bacterial or viral. How is meningitis treated? Your child will be isolated for at least 24 hours.
Usually these bacteria do no harm, but some uncommon strains can cause serious disease. The vast majority of cases of E. coli meningitis are caused by a disease-causing strain known as E. coli K1. Most cases of E. coli meningitis occur in newborn babies or babies under 3 months of age.nfection by E. coli and similar bacteria tend to cause septicaemia (blood-poisoning) when it happens at birth or in the first two days after birth. When it occurs in babies more than 48 hours old it is more likely to cause meningitis.