Meningitis

Prevalence Causes Clinical features Differential Diagnosis Investigations Therapy Prevention Prognosis

Causes Common causes include b Neisseria meningitidis Streptococcus pneumoniae Gram negative bacilli Remember d Listeria monocytogenes Haemophilus influenzae Group B Streptococcus (mainly neonates) tuberculosis Cryptococcus Viral infections (Coxsackie, Echovirus, Mumps, Polio) c

Expiry date: January 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors	RS   Phillips , C   Ball
Reviewer	B   Davis
CAT Writers	C   Ball , RS   Phillips , C   Wotton