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Bacterial Vs Viral Meningitis. A viral infection is the most common cause of meningitis in the United States. The meningitis score for emergencies appears to be very accurate in predicting bacterial vs viral meningitis but it needs further prospective external validation before we put it into practice. Meningitis is a swelling of the membranes around the spinal cord and brain. There are vaccines to prevent some kinds of viral meningitis.
View download and print the Viral vs Bacterial Meningitis Fact Sheet. Several viruses can lead to meningitis. The meningitis score for emergencies appears to be very accurate in predicting bacterial vs viral meningitis but it needs further prospective external validation before we put it into practice. Severe complications can result from bacterial meningitis but are not very common from viral meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is the result of a bacterial infection that attacks the body rapidly. Bacterial Meningitis Worldwide bacterial meningitis is a common disease with 75 percent-80 percent of all cases associated with three pathogens.
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It is important to know whether the cause is viral or. Severe complications can result from bacterial meningitis but are not very common from viral meningitis. In most cases differentiating viral from bacterial meningitis is relatively easy based on clinical examination CSF appearance and results of CSF examination cytology biochemistry and Gram stain. You therefore cannot say that bacterial meningitis is worse than viral meningitis. This CME content brought to you through the joint providership of. Many but not all forms of bacterial meningitis can be prevented by vaccination.