00:02 So, let's talk finally about the prognosis of bacterial meningitis. 00:09 It's a lethal disease. 00:10 The overall mortality in children is close to 5%. 00:15 And notice, it varies between H. flu which has the lowest mortality, and the pneumococcus, which has a 15% plus mortality. 00:28 But complete recovery can be expected in most kids. 00:33 In adults, the overall mortality is significantly higher and the complications develop in half the adults. 00:44 So, you can expect an adverse prognosis in persons who are elderly, who have underlying disease of some sort, if they have abnormal mental status when they come in to see the physician, or if they have other organ involvement. 01:01 They’ve got pneumonia. 01:02 For example, if a patient has pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis, then that's a bad prognostic sign. 01:09 Or if they get some complication during hospitalization for their treatment, or if they’re immunocompromised or have multiple comorbidities, all of these are adverse signs.
The lecture Bacterial Meningitis: Prognosis by John Fisher, MD is from the course CNS Infection—Infectious Diseases.
Of the following patients with a confirmed diagnosis of meningitis, which one most likely has the lowest mortality and morbidity?
Of the following pathogens that cause meningitis in children, which one has the highest mortality rate?
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