Cerebrospinal fluid meningococcal antigen

The arachnoid and pleurid meningitis caused by meningococcus, mycobacterium tuberculosis, or other pyogenic bacteria are called epidemic meningitis (meningitis), tuberculous meningitis, and bacterial meningitis. The pathogenic bacteria of bacterial meningitis are related to the age of onset. Clinical manifestations include fever, headache, vomiting, drowsiness, convulsions, disturbance of consciousness, meningeal irritation, neck stiffness and so on. There are petechiae on the skin of meningococcal patients. Tuberculous meningitis begins with symptoms such as low fever and night sweats.

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