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Revision as of 17:56, 11 January 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Classification

Bacterial meningitis may be classified according to the age group, causative agent, severity, and duration of disease.


Age group	Etiological agent	Clinical features
According to age group
Neonates and infants	A B C
Adults	A B C D
Elderly
According to severity of the disease
Mild
Moderate
Severe
According to the duration of disease
Acute
Subacute
Chronic

According to age group

Etiological agent and clinical presentation differs in infants and adults: ====Meningitis in infants and newborns====
Etiological agent

Group B streptococcus
E coli
Listeria monocytogenes
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Meningitis in adults

Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitides
Hemophilus influenza type b
Listeria monocytogenes

According to causative agent

According to severity

Mild
Moderate
Severe or fatal

According to duration of disease

Acute

Lasts < 4 weeks

Subacute
Chronic

Lasts > 4weeks

Recurrent

Multiple episodes < 4 weeks

References

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 ===According to age group===
 Etiological agent and clinical presentation differs in infants and adults: