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Infectious

Conditions & Organisms

Conditions & organisms associated with bacterial meningitis

  • Antibody deficiency states (including HIV infection)
  • Asplenia (anatomic or functional)
  • Cererospinal fluid leak (otorrhea, rhinorrhea
  • Dermal sinus tracts, meningomyelocele
  • Otic fistula (stapes footplate, oval window)
  • Penetrating trauma
  • Renal transplantation, T-lymphocyte deficiency
  • Surgery
  • Terminal complemente deficiencies
  • Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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