Diagnosaurus
Meningitis
Etiology
Purulent meningitis
- 18-50 years: S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis
- >50 years: S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, Listeria, gram-negative bacilli
- Impaired cellular immunity: Listeria, gram-negative bacilli, S. pneumoniae
- Postsurgical or posttraumatic: S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, gram-negative bacilli
- Mumps, coxsackievirus, echoviruses
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Leptospirosis, syphilis, Lyme disease
- TB or atypical mycobacteria
- Fungi: Cryptococcus, Coccidioides, Histoplasma
- Spirochetes: syphilis, Lyme disease, leptospirosis
- Other: brucellosis, HIV infection, neurocysticercosis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Meningitis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114423/all/Meningitis.
Zeiger RFR. Meningitis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114423/all/Meningitis. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Meningitis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114423/all/Meningitis
Zeiger RFR. Meningitis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114423/all/Meningitis.
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