Catalog
Meningitis due to Staphylococcus
Link to WHO Definition
Meningitis due to Staphylococcus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1331660907
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.