A 45-year-old with fever, headache, neck stiffness, and photophobia. CSF analysis is consistent with bacterial meningitis. Most common organism in UK ...

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A 45-year-old with fever, headache, neck stiffness, and photophobia. CSF analysis is consistent with bacterial meningitis. Most common organism in UK adults?

Accepted Answer

Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Neisseria meningitidis

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Haemophilus influenzae type b

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Escherichia coli

Bacterial Meningitis — UKMLA MCQ

A 45-year-old with fever, headache, neck stiffness, and photophobia. CSF analysis is consistent with bacterial meningitis. Most common organism in UK adults?