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Meningitis may be classified according to the course of the disease into 3 subtypes: acute septic and aseptic, recurrent, and chronic meningitis. Meningitis may also be classified according to the causative organism into 5 subtypes: [[bacterial]], [[viral]], [[fungal]], [[parasitic]], and non-infectious meningitis. | |||
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Revision as of 17:52, 1 September 2015
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Meningitis may be classified according to the course of the disease into 3 subtypes: acute septic and aseptic, recurrent, and chronic meningitis. Meningitis may also be classified according to the causative organism into 5 subtypes: bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, and non-infectious meningitis.
Classification
Based on time course and CSF profile meningitis is classified into:
- Acute septic and aseptic meningitis
- Recurrent meningitis
- Chronic meningitis
Meningitis can also be classified based on the cause:
- Bacterial meningitis
- Viral meningitis
- Fungal meningitis
- Parasitic meningitis
- Non infectious meningitis