Meningitis

It has been estimated that SA is responsible for around 1%-7% of meningitis (up to 19% in healthcare-associated [[meningitis) ¹⁾.

Community-acquired meningitis.

Healthcare-associated meningitis.

Posttraumatic meningitis.

Aseptic meningitis.

Post-neurosurgical meningitis

Chemical meningitis

see Viral meningitis.

see Bacterial meningitis

see Tuberculous meningitis

see Frontal sinus posterior wall fracture.

see Post-neurosurgical meningitis

see Healthcare-associated meningitis.

Occurs in 25-50% of untreated traumatic cerebrospinal fluid fistula (CSF) and in 10% of patients in the first week after trauma with a head injury.

The diagnosis of external ventricular drain EVD-related ventriculo-meningitis in neurosurgical ICU patients can be established in a rapid manner using a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples in combination with intrathecal biomarkers ²⁾.

Sudden high fever. Stiff neck. Severe headache that seems different from normal. Headache with nausea or vomiting.

see Meningitis Diagnosis

Meningitis treatment.

Meningitis complications.

A report describes the first case, of meningitis in an adult patient caused by Caulobacter spp.

A 75 year-old-man was operated for a glioblastoma with no evident signs of primary infection in the wound site. Eight days after surgery the patient developed signs and symptoms of meningitis. Caulobacter was then isolated on three separate occasions in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Thereafter, specific antibiotic therapy began. After two weeks of therapy the patient was discharged with complete resolution of any related symptoms.

Caulobacter species can cause adult meningitis even where there is no evidence of surgical site infection ³⁾.