Meningitis
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General Principles
- Meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) is caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections or by noninfectious causes including medications.
- Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency and requires immediate therapy without delay for diagnostic procedures. Rapid initiation of antimicrobial treatment decreases mortality.
- Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial etiology in adults, followed by Neisseria meningitidis, group B Streptococcus, and Haemophilus influenzae. Listeria monocytogenes is more frequent in the elderly and in immunocompromised hosts.
- Health care–associated meningitis (after neurosurgical procedures or head trauma) and intraventricular shunt infections are caused by staphylococci (S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci) and gram-negative bacilli (especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa).
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General Principles
- Meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) is caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections or by noninfectious causes including medications.
- Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency and requires immediate therapy without delay for diagnostic procedures. Rapid initiation of antimicrobial treatment decreases mortality.
- Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial etiology in adults, followed by Neisseria meningitidis, group B Streptococcus, and Haemophilus influenzae. Listeria monocytogenes is more frequent in the elderly and in immunocompromised hosts.
- Health care–associated meningitis (after neurosurgical procedures or head trauma) and intraventricular shunt infections are caused by staphylococci (S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci) and gram-negative bacilli (especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa).
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Citation
Bhat, Pavat, et al., editors. "Meningitis." Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602386/4/Meningitis.
Meningitis. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, et al, eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602386/4/Meningitis. Accessed February 6, 2023.
Meningitis. (2016). In Bhat, P., Dretler, A., Gdowski, M., Ramgopal, R., & Williams, D. (Eds.), Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (35th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602386/4/Meningitis
Meningitis [Internet]. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, Ramgopal RR, Williams DD, editors. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. [cited 2023 February 06]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602386/4/Meningitis.
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