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Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Bacterial Meningitis ... Age Group #Bacterial ... #Meningitis #Causes
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... of Meningitis ... Interpretation #Meningitis ... #Normal #Bacterial
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
infections • Clinical meningitis ... pathogens Bacterial ... infection, Commonly N. meningitidis ... colonization of N. meningitidis ... => • Bacteria
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
via droplets, bacterial ... Toxin C -> N. meningitidis ... hearing loss, meningitis ... pneumoniae -> Bacterial ... & bacteremia are
Typical features of meningitis vs. Encephalitis 

Meningitis is inflammation of the subarachnoid space, the fluid bathing
Typical features of meningitis ... Encephalitis Meningitis ... Most common causes ... are bacterial or ... Most common causes
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
community-acquired bacterial ... meningitis # ... bacterial #meningitis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... of: CAP, Bacterial ... meningitis, Otitis ... media • Important cause ... 10-14 days, Meningitis
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
Bacteremia - Signs ... of Bacteremia, ... shock 53% Acute bacterial ... meningitis 69% ... #Bacteremia #Signs
Presenting clinical characteristics of adults with bacterial meningitis 

#meningitis #presentation #characteristics #signs #symptoms #ebm
of adults with bacterial ... meningitis # ... meningitis #presentation
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Encephalitis and Bacterial ... Photophobia • Nausea ... , photophobia, nausea ... differentiate bacterial ... • In Bacterial