In the neutropenic patient, which of the following wound be most commonly encountered as a cause of bacterial meningitis and brain abscess?
The pneumococcus is the most common cause of adult meningitis. In the immunocompromised patient, however, gram-negative meningitis with Pseudomonas is seen. Haemophilus influenzae is the most common cause in children over a month old. Staphylococcal meningitis is seen with penetrating head wounds. Ref: Brooks G.F. (2013). Chapter 16. Pseudomonads, Acinetobacters, and Uncommon Gram-Negative Bacteria. In G.F. Brooks (Ed), Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 26e.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Haemophilus influenzae
Bacteroides fragilis