CSF from a 16 year old suspected of having meningitis. what organism that might be.
CSF from a 16 year old suspected of having meningitis. what organism that might be.
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Cerebrospinal fluid is found in the brain and spinal cord. When CSF taken from a 16 year old is suspected of having meningitis. Majorly the incidence of meningitis is caused by bacteria. It means that the CSF is infected with Neisseria meningitidis.
Meningitis is basically the inflammation of meninges membranes present around brain and spinal cord.
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