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67 year old chronic alcoholic patient presents with typical features of acute bacterial meningitis. What is the most likely organism?

1...Hemophilus influenzae
2...Streptococcus pneumoniae
3...Listeria monocytogenes
4...Pseudomonas aeruginosa
5...Staphylococcus species
6...Neisseria meningitidis

16 year old male patient otherwise healthy presents with typical features of acute bacterial meningitis. What is the most likely organism?

1...Hemophilus influenzae
2...Streptococcus pneumoniae
3...Listeria monocytogenes
4...Pseudomonas aeruginosa
5...Staphylococcus species
6...Neisseria meningitidis

  #2

1...strep.pneumoniae
2...N.meningitidis

  #3

grin grin grin grin

CORRECT.......
Strept. pneumonia is the most common whatever the risk factor in any patient > 20
<20 Neisseria meningitidis









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