Hello and welcome to the Zero to Finals podcast. My name is Tom and this is the third and final part of the short answer question series on infectious diseases.

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Question 93. What bacteria may colonise the vagina and subsequently cause infection and meningitis

in a neonate following birth.

Group B Streptococcus, or GBS.

Question 94.

What is the basic classification of Nyseria meningitis?

It's a gram-negative diploccus bacteria.

Question 95.

What are the most common causes of viral meningitis.

Enteroviruses, for example, Coxacki virus, herpes simplex virus, or HSV, and the varicela Z zoster virus or VZV.

Question 96.

What does a non-blanching rash suggest in a child with fever, neck stiffness and headache?

Meningoccal septicemia.

Question 97.

What are the two special examination tests to identify meningial irritation in patients with suspected meningitis?

Kernig's test and Brudzinski's test.

Question 98.

What investigation is required to diagnose meningitis?

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