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Infectious meningitis is a large public health concern, especially in children and immunocompromised
43 Infectious Meningitis patients. Although the epidemiology of meningitis has shown significant decline in past decades, partly
due to the introduction of vaccines, outbreaks are still reported worldwide. Diagnosis of meningitis is
of critical importance, and it is considered to be one of the most urgent of the microbiological medi-
cal emergencies. In order to improve the treatment strategy, various diagnostic methods have been
developed to detect the presence of infectious agents that cause meningitis, as well as their antibiotic
resistance patterns. This article aims to enhance the understanding of meningitis and to highlight the
most current updates that describe outbreaks of meningitis and the subsequent investigations. We also
describe the current diagnosis and treatment options.
Country Age group Predominant pathogensa Study interval Diagnostic methodc Reference
Asia
India Allb S. aureus, Klebsiella spp., E. coli, Acinetobacter spp., 2009-2010 Culture 19
N. meningitidis, S. pneumoniae
Japan Neonates H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae, S. agalactiae, E. coli 2008-2010 Culture 20
Japan Adult Enteroviruses, mumps virus, VZV, HSV 2004-2014 PCR, culture 21
China All S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, H. influenzae 2006-2009 Agglutination, culture 22
China Pediatric Enteroviruses, adenoviruses 2006-2012 PCR, culture 23
China Pediatric Enteroviruses (echovirus 30, coxsackievirus B5) Outbreak PCR, culture, 24
2008, 2012 genotyping
Australia All Enteroviruses (echoviruses 6, 4, 30, 25, and 2007-2013 PCR, culture, 25
coxsackievirus A9) genotyping
Middle East
Jordan Pediatric Enteroviruses 1999 Culture, IFA 26
Palestine Adults Enteroviruses (echovirus 27) 1978-2012 Culture, serology 27
Kuwait Pediatric Enteroviruses (echoviruses 9, 11, 30) 2006-2009 PCR, hybridization 28
Europe
France, Italy, Greece, All Enteroviruses (echovirus 30) Outbreak, PCR, culture, 29,30-32
Finland, Bulgaria, 2009-2013 genotyping
Serbia, Latvia, Spain,
Turkey Children S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, H. influenzae 2005-2006 PCR, culture 38
Denmark All S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, 1998-2010 Agglutination, 39
streptococcus groups A, B, G culture
UK Neonates S. agalactiae, E. coli, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis 2010-2011 Gram stain, culture 40
Iceland Children N. meningitidis, H. influenzae 1975-2010 Gram stain, culture 41
S. pneumoniae, S. agalactiae
Spain Adults, N. meningitidis, S. pneumoniae, L. monocytogenes 1982-2010 Gram stain, culture, 42
Elderly S. pneumoniae, L. monocytogenes, agglutination
Gram-negative bacilli
Americas
Brazil, Panama All Enteroviruses (echovirus 30) 2005, 2008 PCR, culture, 43,44
genotyping
Brazil All N. meningitidis, S. pneumoniae 2004-2006 Gram stain 45,46
H. influenzae 2000-2010 PCR, agglutination
USA All S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis 1998-2007 Culture 11
USA All Enteroviruses (echoviruses 30, 6) 5 yr PCR, culture, 47
genotyping
Africa
Malawi Neonates S. agalactiae, S. pneumoniae, S. enterica 2002-2008 Gram stain, culture 12
Burkina Faso Children H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis 2004-2012 Gram stain, 48
PCR, culture
Niger All N. meningitidis, S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae 2002-2010 PCR, culture, 49
agglutination
South Africa Pediatric Enteroviruses (echoviruses 4, 9, and 2010-2011 PCR, culture, 18
coxsackievirus B5 genotyping
Kenya Pediatric S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, H. influenzae 2014 Culture, Gram stain 50
a
Pathogens are listed in the order of highest frequency to lowest frequency. VZV, varicella-zoster virus.
b
All includes pediatric patients, adults, and the elderly.
c
IFA, immunofluorescence assay.
Age/gender Meningitis etiology Risk factora Complication Diagnostic methodb Outcome Reference
50 yr/male Rhodotorula glutinis AIDS Gram stain, culture Cured 54
34 yr/male C. neoformans AIDS Reversible blindness Culture Cured 55
42 yr/male C. neoformans HIV-induced IRIS Agglutination Relapsed 56
19 mo/male A. cantonensis Poor hygiene Permanent Microscopy Cured 68
neurological sequelae
64 yr/male Abiotrophia defectiva Neurosurgical Culture, genotyping Cured 57
procedures
17 mo/male M. tuberculosis Disseminated PCR Cured 59
tuberculosis
18 mo/male M. tuberculosis Disseminated Communicating CT scan Cured
tuberculosis hydrocephalus
52 yr/female Pantoea calida Post surgery Culture, genotyping Cured 60
Clinical status WBCs (cells/µl) Predominant cell type Glucose (mg/dl) Protein (mg/dl)
Normal 0-5 None 45-100 15-50