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Emergency Medicine Questions (EMQs)
Theme: Acute bacterial meningitis
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Question 1
Which of the following are true regarding the aetiology of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM)?
Listeria monocytogenes is a common cause of ABM in neonates.
Childhood immunisation programs have reduced the incidence of Haemophilus influenza b (Hib) meningitis by up to 50% in developed countries.
Tuberculous meningitis is usually caused …
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