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A 1-year old infant was lethargic and had a fever. When admitted to the hospital, he had multiple brain abscesses with Gram negative coccobacilli.

The presence of fever indicates inflammation.

The presence of the brain abscesses indicates meningitis and the presence of coccobacilli indicates that it is bacterial meningitis.

Lethargy, fever, and brain abscesses are the indicators of meningitis.

Meningitis is most common in children below five years.

The three main organisms which can cause bacterial meningitis are

• Haemophilus influenzae,
• Streptococcus pneumoniae and
• Neisseria meningitidis.

The causative organism would be Haemophilus influenzae as it is a Gram negative coccobacillus.

The treatment for meningitis with antibiotics as it is caused by bacteria.

Treatment for these abscesses would be broad spectrum Cephalosporins like ceftriaxone, cefotaxim.