EPIDEMIC CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS.pptVIP

EPIDEMIC CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS Dept. Of Infectious Disease Shengjing Hospital DEFINITION 1. Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis is acute infectious disease caused by meningococcus. 2.characteristics of ECM are fever, headache, vomiting , petechiae or ecchymosis , and meningeal irritation signs. CSF is purulent . ETIOLOGY 1.Pathogen is Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus); G- diplococcus. 2.Biological features: 2.1.The organism grow by incubation on blood,chocolate or trypticase soy agar in 5~10%CO2,PH 7.4~7.6; 2.2.The organism is susceptib