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Mengitis

Bacterial mengitis affects 1 in 500 children younger than 2 years. mengitis most commonly presents with subtle signs and symptoms that may easily be mistaken for a benign childhood illness mengitis, brain infection, spinal mengitis, mengitis, spinal meningitis, spinal mengitis.

Etiology of Bacterial mengitis

Neonatal mengitis. Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) and Escherichia coli cause three fourths mengitis, brain infection, spinal mengitis, mengitis of all infections in the neonate. Prematurity is the greatest risk factor for infection in neonates.

Infancy

In infants, Haemophilus influenzae is the most common bacterium causing mengitis. The widespread use of H. influenzae type B (HiB) conjugate vaccines has decreased the incidence of HiB mengitis by 95%.

Bacterial mengitis

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the second most mengitis, brain, spinal mengitis common cause of mengitis in infancy.

Neisseria meningitidis has the highest attack mengitis, brain, spinal mengitis rate in children younger than 2 years. Most often the infant is feverish, lethargic, and mengitis, brain, spinal mengitis has mengitis, brain infection, spinal mengitis, mengitis palpable petechiae.

Bacterial mengitis

Childhood. The frequency of mengitis decreases markedly in children older than 2 years, and it remains at a relatively constant level until adulthood. Etiologies include H influenzae, S pneumoniae, and N meningitidis.

Bacterial mengitis

Pediatric mengitis, brain, spinal mengitis, infection Bacterial mengitis Pathogens	Bacterial mengitis
Infant 0 mengitis, brain, spinal mengitis, infection to 1 month Bacterial mengitis Common: Group B streptococci, E coli, other aerobic gram-negative bacilli mengitis, brain, spinal mengitis, infection Bacterial mengitis Uncommon: Listeria monocytogenes, Enterococcus sp.
Infants 1-3 Months Common: H influenzae (HiB), S