Preferred Label : Meningitis due to Staphylococcus;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria
Staphylococcus. This disease commonly presents with acute inflammation of the meninges
causing headache, fever, stiff neck, or with neurological deficits. Confirmation is
by identification of Staphylococcus in the cerebrospinal fluid.;
A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria
Staphylococcus. This disease commonly presents with acute inflammation of the meninges
causing headache, fever, stiff neck, or with neurological deficits. Confirmation is
by identification of Staphylococcus in the cerebrospinal fluid.