A 3-year-old has bacterial meningitis.What should the nurse expect to find on the lab report for the most common cause of this bacterial meningitis?
A) Haemophilus influenzae
B) Neisseria meningitidis
C) Streptococcus pneumonia
D) Escherichia coli

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The most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children under 5 is Neisseria meningitidis.
Haemophilus influenzae formerly was the most common cause of bacterial meningitis but vaccines have decreased this.The most common cause is now Neisseria meningitidis.
Streptococcus pneumonia can cause meningitis,but the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children under 5 is Neisseria meningitidis.
Escherichia coli is the most common cause of meningitis in the newborn,but the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children under 5 is Neisseria meningitidis.

A 3-Year-Old Has Bacterial Meningitis