Practice Flashcards
1
Q
20 year old woman presents with headache and neck stiffness, causative epathogen?
A
Gram positive cocci
S. pneumoniae
a-haemolytic diplococcus
2
Q
65 year old with headache and neck stiffness, causative organism?
A
Gram positive rod
L. monocytogenes
3
Q
18 year old man with headache and neck stiffness, causative pathogen?
A
Gram negative cocci, neutrophils
N. meningitidis
gram -ve diplococcus, no haemolysis
4
Q
45 year old with headaches and neck stiffness, causative pathogen?
A
M. Tuberculosis
Gram positive
5
Q
35 year old with headache and neck stiffness, causative pathogen?
High opening pressure on LP, immunocompromised patient
A
Cryptococcus neoformans
FUNGI
