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Bacterial Meningitis, Other
1996 Case Definition
Clinical description
Bacterial meningitis manifests most commonly with
fever, headache, and a stiff neck; the disease may progress rapidly
to shock and death. However, other manifestations may be observed.
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
Case classification
Confirmed: a clinically
compatible case that is either laboratory confirmed or is accompanied
by a positive blood culture
Comment
Cases of bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus
influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, group A Streptococcus,
and Listeria monocytogenes should be reported to CDC's
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System under the
disease codes specific for these organisms. Only cases of bacterial
meningitis caused by organisms other than those specified should
be reported as cases of "bacterial meningitis, other."
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