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

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 5 Cases with concomitant sources of infection

Age	Gender	CSF Culture	Blood culture	Outcome
Pneumonia or pleural effusion
57 years	M	S. pneumoniae	S. pneumoniae	Survived
86 years	M	S. pneumoniae	S. pneumoniae	Death
18 years	M	S. pneumoniae	n/a	Death
62 years	M	S. pneumoniae	n/a	Death
59 years	M	A. niger	n/a	Death
50 years	F	S. pneumoniae	S. pneumoniae	Survived
2.5 months	M	N. meningitidis	n/a	Survived
1 year	F	H. influenzae	H. influenzae	Died
66 years	M	S. pneumoniae	S. pneumoniae	Survived
6 months	F	S. pneumoniae	n/a	Survived
50 years	F	S. pneumoniae	S. pneumoniae	Unknown
Arthrocentesis
83 years	F	N. meningitidis	N. meningitidis	Survived
26 years	M	H. influenzae	H. influenzae	Survived
37 days	F	C. albicans	Negative	Survived
Urine
76 years	F	P. Mirabilis	P. mirabilis	Death
Peritoneal fluid
54 years	F	E. coli	E. coli	Death
63 years	M	E. coli	E. coli	Death

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