Meningitis & other intracranial infections Flashcards
1
Q
meningitis organsim by age group
A
n. meningitidis
- all ages from 3months
group b strep
- 0-3months
strep pneumoniae
- all ages from 3 months
Listeria monocytogenes
-immunosuppressed
2
Q
what are you looking at in a CSF sample
A
- appearance
- glucose
- protien
- white cells