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Emergency Medicine Questions (EMQs)
Theme: Acute bacterial meningitis
  1. M Davey
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.092395

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    Question 1

    Which of the following are true regarding the aetiology of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM)?

    1. Listeria monocytogenes is a common cause of ABM in neonates.

    2. Childhood immunisation programs have reduced the incidence of Haemophilus influenza b (Hib) meningitis by up to 50% in developed countries.

    3. Tuberculous meningitis is usually caused …

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      Theme: Acute bacterial meningitis
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      Emergency Medicine Journal 2010; 27 206-206 Published Online First: 19 Mar 2010. doi: 10.1136/emj.2010.092395a