Question

question 43 (mandatory) (2 points) listen the most common cause of bacterial - induced acute leptomeningitis in a mid 60s year old adult male? streptococcus pneumoniae neisseria meningitidis staphylococcus aureus haemophilus influenzae

Explanation:

In middle - aged and elderly adults, Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of bacterial - induced acute leptomeningitis. Neisseria meningitidis is more common in younger populations, Staphylococcus aureus is often associated with post - traumatic or post - neurosurgical infections, and Haemophilus influenzae is less common as a cause of meningitis in adults since the introduction of the Hib vaccine.

Answer:

Streptococcus pneumoniae