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category
Meningitis due to Staphylococcus
Definition
This is a bacterial form of meningitis due to infection with staphylococcal species, such as Staphylococcus aureus or Staphylococcus epidermidis. Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. This is commonly due to complications due to surgery or as an infection spread through the blood from another site.
Inclusions
- Staphylococcal meningitis
Also indexed as
Bacterial meningitis due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusMeningitis due to StaphylococcusMeningitis due to Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal cerebral meningitisStaphylococcal meningitisStaphylococcal spinal meningitis