Bacterial Meningitis, Acute [Immunocompromised]
PATHOGENS
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- S. aureus
- Enterococcus species
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Candida species
- Neisseria meningitides rare unless patient has deficiency of terminal complement components or hypogammaglobulinemia, asplenia.
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Last updated: October 23, 2012
Citation
Zaas, Aimee. "Bacterial Meningitis, Acute [Immunocompromised]." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2012. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540047/all/Bacterial_Meningitis__Acute_[Immunocompromised].
Zaas A. Bacterial Meningitis, Acute [Immunocompromised]. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2012. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540047/all/Bacterial_Meningitis__Acute_[Immunocompromised]. Accessed December 3, 2023.
Zaas, A. (2012). Bacterial Meningitis, Acute [Immunocompromised]. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540047/all/Bacterial_Meningitis__Acute_[Immunocompromised]
Zaas A. Bacterial Meningitis, Acute [Immunocompromised] [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2012. [cited 2023 December 03]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540047/all/Bacterial_Meningitis__Acute_[Immunocompromised].
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