Escherichia coli meningitis in the newborn: follow-up study.

Followup study of 22 cases of meningitis due to Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the newborn period showed a mortality rate of 7 out of 22 (31.88%), severe physical and mental sequelae occurred in one case and mild to moderate sequelae in two others. Most psychometric tests were within normal range in the survivors examined. There was a correlation between low birth weight and a high CSF protein with adverse prognosis.