Meningitis causative organisms Flashcards

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Neonatal to 3 months

A

Group B strep - more common if low birth weight or premature rupture of membranes
E. coli/gm -ves
Listeria monocytogenes

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1 month to 6 years

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Neisseria meningitides
Strep pneumo
Haemophilus influenzae

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3
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Over 6 years

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Neisseria meningitides

Strep pneumo

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Over 60 or immunosuppressed?

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Neisseria meningitides
Strep pneumo
Listeria

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