Comparative study between bacterial meningitis vs.viral meningitis and COVID-19  

作　　者：Erfaneh Jafari Reza Azizian Aram Asareh Zadegan Dezfuli Sousan Akrami Niloofar Karimi Afshar 

机构地区：[1]Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Center,Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran 1419733151,Iran [2]Microbiology department of Golestan Hospital,Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,Ahvaz 6135545,Iran

出　　处：《Infectious Diseases Research》2022年第2期11-17,共7页传染病研究（英文）

摘　　要：Meningitis is the inflammation of brain and spinal cord protective membrane. It is a deadly and enfeebling disease that affects people of all ages and most often caused by a bacterial or viral infection. Bacterial meningitis is a more serious and life-threatening condition, while viral meningitis the most frequent kind is often less severe and self-limiting. Therefore, successful treatment of meningitis depends on identifying the suspected or known causative organism. In this article, we aim to review the latest information about the etiology of meningitis and explore its possible occurrence and complication followed COVID-19 infection.

关 键 词：bacterial meningitis viral meningitis SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 

分 类 号：R51[医药卫生—内科学]