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Table 2 Microbiological characteristics of 10 patients with bacterial meningitis after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.

From: Cerebral microdialysis for detection of bacterial meningitis in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a cohort study

Causative agent

Number of patients

Staphylococcus aureus

4

Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

6

   S. epidermidis

   2

   S. warneri

   1

   S. capitis

   1

Acinetobacter baumannii

1

Escherichia coli

1

  1. Bacteria were identified by microbiological culture of cerebrospinal fluid. In some patients, more than one organism was found.
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