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Causes of Meningitis List Mnemonics

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Neonatal Meningitis rings a BEL
gp B strep
Ecoli
Listeria

Children meningitis (SPecial Neisseria Has EnteredVirus)
Strep pneuminia
Neisseria meningitis
H.influenza
Enterovirus

Adult meningitis (Neisseria Entered SPecial HSV)
Neisseria
Enterovirus
Strep.pneumonia
HSV

Elderly (SPecial -ve rod List)
Strep pneumonia
Gram -ve rods
Listeria

Viral meningitis (Enter hSV hIV West nile VzV)
Enterovirus
HSV
HIV
West nile virus
VZV

HIV meningitis( Cry CMV To-pass JC_peny)
Cryptococcus
CMV
Toxoplasmosis
JC (Progressive multi focal encephalopathy) :rolleyes:
 
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