Table 1 Aetiologies in 278 episodes of acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults
Organism | n(%) |
|---|---|
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 135 (48.5) |
Neisseria meningitidis | 63 (22.6) |
Listeria monocytogenes | 46 (16.5) |
Haemophilus influenzae | 9 (3.2) |
Escherichia coli | 4 (1.4) |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 4 (1.4) |
Others | 17 (6.1) |