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What are the most common bacterial causes of CNS infections in newborns
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Group B streptococci and E.coli
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What is the most common viral cause of meningitis
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Enteroviruses
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What is defined as diffuse parenchymal inflammation of the brain
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Encephalitis
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How is meningitis differentiated from encephalitis
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Acute encephalitis (non-herpetic type) presents similar to meningitis
but with the added features of any combination of: convulsions, delirium, altered consciousness, aphasia, hemiparesis, ataxia, ocular palsies and facial weakness. |
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What is the most serious cause of encephalitis
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis
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What is the most common cause of acute encephalitis
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Herpes Simplex. It is almost always type 1 except in neonates where type 2 predominates
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What does TORCH acronym for congenital infections stand for
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Toxoplasma
Others (Treponema) Rubella Cytomegalovirus Herpes type 2 and sometimes 1 |
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When does congenital toxoplasmosis occur
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Only when the mother becomes infected during pregnancy, especially the first 30 weeks
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What is the most frequent cause of congenital viral infection
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CMV
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What is the most common parasitic CNS infection
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Taenia solium (neurocysticercosis)
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What is the most common opportunistic protozoan infection in AIDS patients
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Toxoplasma gondii
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What is the most common CNS fungal infection in AIDS
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Cryptococcosis
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