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Table 3 Outcome by Organism

From: A systematic review of cases of meningitis in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis on lumbar puncture

Bacterial

 Organism

Died

Survived

Unknown

Mortality

 S. pneumoniae

6

12

4

33%

 N. meningitidis

7

14

4

33%

 H. influenzae

3

11

3

21%

 L. monocytogenes

1

1

1

50%

 Acenobacter

0

0

1

N/A

 C. septicum

1

0

0

100%

 Clostridium sp.

1

0

0

100%

 Bacteroides sp

 E. coli

2

4

1

33%

 Enterbacter

0

0

1

N/A

 Enterococcus

0

0

2

N/A

 Gram + Cocci

0

0

3

N/A

 Group B Streptococcus

0

3

3

0%

 M. polymorpha

0

1

0

0%

 M. tuberculosis

0

2

0

0%

 P. aeruginosa

0

0

2

N/A

 P. Mirabilis

1

0

0

100%

 S. aureus

0

1

1

0%

 S. bovis

0

1

0

0%

 S. parasanguinis on 1st culture, S. pneumoniae on 2nd culture

0

0

1

N/A

Fungal

 Organism

Died

Survived

Unknown

Mortality

 Cryptococcus

4

3

0

57%

 A. niger

1

0

0

100%

 C. albicans

0

1

0

0%

Viral

 Organism

Died

Survived

Unknown

Mortality

 Enterovirus

0

1

11

0%

 Echovirus type 3

0

1

0

0%

 Echovirus type 9

0

1

0

0%

 Adenovirus type 3

0

1

0

0%

 Herpes Simplex 1

0

1

0

0%