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The patient presented with coma, high fever, and stiff neck and back. Based on these symptoms, the doctor suspected pyogenic meningitis. Laboratory tests of cerebrospinal fluid found intracellular gram-negative diplococci, low glucose, and high white blood cell count and proteins. These results confirmed a diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis. The patient was treated with antibiotics such as penicillin to treat the infection. Vaccines can help prevent future cases of mening
- Author
- Muhammed Shihab
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- EN