Bacterial Meningitis

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Glass Test • Press the side of the glass tumbler against the rash • If the rash does not disappear then it is a symptom of meningitis.
Symptoms In Children • Severe high fever • Feeding problems • Vomiting • Irritability • Seizures • High-pitched crying • Decreased appetite • The skin over the fontanelles (soft spots between the skull bones) becomes taut, and the fontanelles may bulge. • Infants may not develop a stiff neck
Page 1 and 2: Dr. Sudheer Kher
Page 3 and 4: Clinical Features • Temperature w
Page 5 and 6: Laboratory Findings • CSF fluid w
Page 7 and 8: Types of meningitis • Aseptic men
Page 9 and 10: Epidemiology • SOURCE & RESERVOIR
Page 11 and 12: Etiology • Bacterial meningitis i
Page 13 and 14: Pathogenesis • Bacteria extend th
Page 15 and 16: General Gross Description • The b
Page 18 and 19: Symptoms • Sudden high fever : Th
Page 23 and 24: Diagnosis WHEN TO CALL THE DOCTOR:
Page 25 and 26: Diagnosis (cont.) BRUDZINSKI SIGN:
Page 27 and 28: Diagnosis - CT Scan
Page 29 and 30: CONDITION GLUCOSE PROTEIN CELLS Bac
Page 31 and 32: Diagnosis (cont.) • METHODS FOR D
Page 33 and 34: Diagnosis (cont.) • METHODS FOR D
Page 35 and 36: Complications • Waterhouse-Frider
Page 37 and 38: Treatment (cont.) • Some patients
Page 39 and 40: Haemophilus influenzae Third-genera
Page 41 and 42: Prevention • Cases of bacterial m
Page 43 and 44: Prevention (cont.) IMMUNIZATION:
Page 45 and 46: Prevention (cont.) CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS
Page 47 and 48: Tuberculous meningitis (cont.) EPID
Page 49 and 50: Tuberculous meningitis (cont.) SYMT
Page 51 and 52: Tuberculous meningitis (cont.) TREA
Page 53 and 54: Prognosis of TB meningitis • Fata
Page 55 and 56: Bibliography • http://www.cdc.gov

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