Bacteria may also reach the meninges from nearby infected structures or through a congenital or acquired defect in the skull or spine (see Acute Bacterial Meningitis : Route). Because WBCs, immunoglobulins, and complement are normally sparse or absent from CSF, bacteria initially multiply without causing inflammation.
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General Discussion. Bacterial Meningitis is a central nervous system disease caused by certain types of bacteria. Meningitis is characterized by inflammation of the membranes (meninges) around the brain or spinal cord. Inflammation can begin suddenly (acute) or develop gradually (subacute).
http://www.webmd.com/brain/meningitis-bacterial
Seizures occur early in up to 40% of children with acute bacterial meningitis and may occur in adults. Up to 12% of patients present in coma. Severe meningitis may cause papilledema, but papilledema may be absent early, even when ICP is increased. Accompanying systemic infection by the organism may.
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Bacterial meningitis is very serious and can be deadly. Death can occur in as little as a few hours. Most people recover from meningitis. However, permanent disabilities (such as brain damage, hearing loss, and learning disabilities) can result from the infection. There are several types of bacteria that can cause meningitis.
https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/bacterial.html
Viral meningitis - precautions? I'm a new nurse, have been working in the ER for 5 months now (and loving it!). Last night I offered to take a pt up to the floor for another nurse. Dx: viral meningitis (strange to already have that dx in the ER, aren't you supposed to wait till cultures come back?). Anyway, MD was confident it was viral. On the floor I am greeted by a nurse and tech wearing droplet precaution masks; both are looking at me like I'm crazy.
http://allnurses.com/emergency-nursing/viral-meningitis-precautions-350374.html
Aseptic meningitis is an infection of the meninges (a. thin lining covering the brain and spinal cord) by any. one of a number of different viruses. It is a fairly. common disease: 150-300 cases are reported each year. in Georgia. Almost all of the cases occur as single, isolated events.
http://www.gachd.org/aseptic%20meningitis.pdf
Bacterial Meningitis. Therapeutic Pearls. Routine use of the H influenzae type b conjugate vaccine after 1990 resulted in a 94% decline in the percentage of meningitis cases in the United States caused by H influenzae; as a result, S pneumoniae became the leading bacterial cause of meningitis after infancy.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/451596_3
Haemophilus influenzae type B, previously the most common cause of meningitis in children < 6 yr and overall, is now a rare cause in the US and Western Europe, where the H. influenzae vaccine is widely used.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/neurologic-disorders/meningitis/acute-bacterial-meningitis
Answers.com® is making the world better one answer at a time. Patients with bacterial meningitis go into respiratory isolation rooms because the bacteria can be spread via the respiratory tract and respiratory secretions, hence the droplet isolation. Patients should be isolated for at least 48 hours worth of appropriate antibiotic therapy or until the correct pathogen is identified.
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Common causes of bacterial meningitis vary by age group: 1  Newborns: Group B Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli. 2  Babies and children: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), group B Streptococcus.
https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/bacterial.html
what type of isolation for bacterial meningitis
Patients with bacterial meningitis go into respiratory isolation rooms because the bacteria can be spread via the respiratory tract and respiratory secretions, hence the droplet isolation. Patients with bacterial meningitis go into respiratory isolation rooms because the bacteria can be spread via the respiratory tract and respiratory secretions. 