A case of fatal acute bacterial meningoencephalitis with extremely high cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell count

Abstract

Abstract Acute bacterial meningoencephalitis is still prevalent despite the widespread vaccination and still fatal despite the advances in antimicrobial therapy. Identifying patients at risk, lowering the threshold of clinical diagnosis and early treatment of such a curable disease will save patients' lives.

Keywords

• bacterial meningitis
• cerebrospinal fluid
• otitis media
• pus
• pyorrhachia