Meningitis due to Staphylococcus

Description

A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria genus Staphylococcus. This disease commonly presents with acute inflammation of the meninges causing headache, fever, stiff neck, or neurological deficits. Confirmation is by identification of Staphylococcus in the cerebrospinal fluid.

Index terms

Meningitis due to Staphylococcus
Staphylococcal meningitis
Meningitis due to Staphylococcus aureus

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Bacterial meningitis due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal cerebral meningitis
Staphylococcal spinal meningitis

Inclusions

Staphylococcal meningitis

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1B50 – Scarlet fever
1B51 – Streptococcal pharyngitis
1B53 – Meningitis due to Streptococcus
1B5Y – Other specified staphylococcal or streptococcal diseases
1B5Z – Staphylococcal or streptococcal diseases, unspecified

Foundation entity

Meningitis due to Staphylococcus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1331660907

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases