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30 Μαρ 2023 · Learn about the differences between viral and bacterial meningitis, including their causes, symptoms, treatments, and outlook.
Many of the viruses that cause viral meningitis can be spread through saliva or stool. Bacteria that cause bacterial meningitis can spread person-to-person through contact with fluids from the mouth or nose of a sick person. Most people already have natural protection against many of these germs.
11 Ιουν 2021 · In this study, serum PCT levels were significantly higher in bacterial that viral menigitis. In addition, PCT had higher performance in discriminating bacterial form viral meningitis compared to WBCs and CRP (AUC = 0.951) and at a cut-off value of 0.98 ng/ml, with sensitivity and NPV of 100%.
31 Ιαν 2024 · Diagnostic tools to differentiate between community-acquired bacterial and viral meningitis are essential to target the potentially lifesaving antibiotic treatment to those at greatest risk and concurrently spare patients with viral meningitis from the disadvantages of antibiotics.
22 Οκτ 2005 · Four independent variables are used here to calculate the probability of bacterial (pABM, i.e., odds of bacterial relative to viral meningitis) vs. viral meningitis, namely CSF protein level, total CSF polymorphonuclear count, blood glucose level, and leukocyte count.
27 Ιουλ 2023 · Bacterial meningitis represents a life-threatening inflammation of the meninges. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) are the predominant causative pathogens. It most commonly affects adults >60 years because of impaired or waning immunity.
Viral meningitis and bacterial meningitis are both characterised by acute onset of fever, headache, photophobia, and neck stiffness, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.19 Untreated patients with bacterial meningitis show progressive deterioration in mentalstatus,whereasspontaneousrecoveryisusualin viral cases.
