meningitis

Question 1

caused by

Answer 1

bacteria, viruses or fungi

Question 2

diagnostic testing

Answer 2

lumbar puncture

Question 3

CSF can be analyzed by

Answer 3

culture and gram stain

Question 4

cause of meningitis in neonates

Answer 4

strep agalactiae

Question 5

meningitis in children

Answer 5

neisseria meningitidis
strep pneumoniae
haemophilus influenzae type B

Question 6

cause of meningitis in young adults

Answer 6

neisseria meningitidis
step pneumoniae

Question 7

cause of meningitis in adults > 50 yrs

Answer 7

strep pneumoniae
neisseria meningitidis

Question 8

3 most common bacterial causes of meningitis

Answer 8

1. step pneumonia
2. neisseria meningitides
3. influenza type B

Question 9

morphology

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encapsulated
gram -
diplococci

Question 10

IgA protease destorys

Answer 10

IgA antibodies

Question 11

transmission

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contact with respiratory droplets

Question 12

epidemics ocur in US as it spreads among people living in

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close contact

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signs and symptoms

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early symptoms are like common cold
* acute onset of severe throbbing headache, stiff neck
* confuson, coma, endotoxic shock and death can occur within hours

Question 14

long term effects

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hearing loss, brain damage, amputation, nervous system problems

Question 15

vaccine against serogroup B of N. meningitides

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conjufate vaccine consisting of purified capsular polysaccharides AND a subunit recombinant protein vaccine for serogroup B

Question 16

treatment

Answer 16

antibiotics given while cause being determiend
antibiotic prophylaxis reccomended for close contacts