06/20/2026
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โข 22-year-old female college student
โข High-grade fever for 2 days
โข Altered level of consciousness for 2 days
โข Lives in a college hostel (close-contact setting)
โข No history of trauma, ear discharge, or sinusitis
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โข Disoriented
โข Reduced level of consciousness
โข Neck rigidity present
โข Kernig's sign positive
โข No focal neurological deficit
โข Febrile patient
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โข CBC: Neutrophilic leukocytosis
โข CRP markedly elevated
โข Blood cultures sent
โข CT head: No mass lesion or midline shift
โข CSF analysis pending
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Q1. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Viral encephalitis
B) Acute bacterial meningitis
C) Subarachnoid hemorrhage
D) Cerebral malaria
Q2. What is the most likely causative organism?
A) Streptococcus pneumoniae
B) Listeria monocytogenes
C) Neisseria meningitidis
D) Haemophilus influenzae
Q3. What is the most appropriate next step before CSF results are available?
A) Wait for CSF analysis before starting treatment
B) Start empirical IV antibiotics immediately
C) Start antifungal therapy
D) Discharge with oral antibiotics
Q4. Which finding would you expect on CSF analysis in this condition?
A) Low protein, high glucose, lymphocytic pleocytosis
B) High protein, low glucose, neutrophilic pleocytosis
C) Normal protein and glucose, no cells
D) Xanthochromia with red cell count
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