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Community-acquired Purulent Meningitis in Adults

Community-acquired Purulent Meningitis in Adults

Paperback

General Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 6208252865
ISBN13: 9786208252861
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Mar 29 2025
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency due to its high morbidity and mortality. It is less frequent than viral meningitis, but more serious. Mortality can reach 20% in the acute phase, and sequelae affect around 30% of patients. The diagnosis of purulent meningitis should be suspected on initial clinical examination, in the presence of fever associated with signs of neuromeningeal damage requiring rapid and appropriate management. Community-acquired purulent meningitis is defined as an infectious syndrome with cloudy cerebrospinal fluid on lumbar puncture. The main germs responsible for community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults are Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) and Neisseria meningitidis (N.meningitidis).In recent years, several authors have reported a change in the epidemiological profile of bacterial meningitis following the introduction of new vaccines. These changes have influenced recommendations for the management of this serious disease.

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