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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
The causative bacterial agent for bacterial agent may vary according to the age group: | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | New borns | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Group B Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Infants and children | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Group B Streptococcus | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Adolescents and Young Adults | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" | Older adults | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Group B Streptococcus, Listeria monocytogenes | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Causes
The causative bacterial agent for bacterial agent may vary according to the age group:
| Age group | Bacterial cause |
|---|---|
| New borns | Group B Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes |
| Infants and children | Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Group B Streptococcus |
| Adolescents and Young Adults | Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Older adults | Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Group B Streptococcus, Listeria monocytogenes |