Central Nervous System Infection Flashcards
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Inflammation of the brain parenchyma
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Encephalitis
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Known as the inflammation of the meninges
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Meningitis
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Inflammation of both brain and meninges
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Meningoencephalitis
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The best example of a focal infection of the CNS
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Brain abscess
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Most common organism in neonatal meningitis
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Group B streptococcus
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Etiologies that can cause neonatal meningitis
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Group B and D streptococcus
Gram negative enteric bacilli (E. coli and Klebsiella)
Listeria monocytogenes
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Most common cause of meningitis is children between agesof 2 months to 12 years (in order):
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N. meningitidis
S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
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Alteration of host defense will increase the risk of having meningitis by this agent:
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P. aeruginosa S. aureus Coagulase negative staphylococci Salmonella spp. Listeria monocytogenes
