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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Bacterial meningitis may be classified according to the age group, causative agent, severity, and duration of disease. | Bacterial meningitis may be classified according to the age group, causative agent, severity, and duration of disease. | ||
===According to age group=== | |||
'''Meningitis in infants and newborns''' | |||
'''Meningitis in adults''' | |||
===According to causative agent=== | |||
===According to severity=== | |||
'''Mild''' | |||
'''Moderate''' | |||
'''Severe or fatal''' | |||
===According to duration of disease=== | |||
'''Acute''' | |||
'''Subacute''' | |||
'''Chronic''' | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 18:32, 4 January 2017
Bacterial meningitis Microchapters |
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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
Classification
Bacterial meningitis may be classified according to the age group, causative agent, severity, and duration of disease.
According to age group
Meningitis in infants and newborns Meningitis in adults
According to causative agent
According to severity
Mild Moderate Severe or fatal
According to duration of disease
Acute Subacute Chronic