Thinking out of the cranial box in meningitis.
Pothiawala SohilYuki TanakaPublished in: Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) (2022)
Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of infective endocarditis. Meningitis is a rare initial presenting feature of S. aureus infective endocarditis, especially with the absence of other cardio-vascular signs. Differentiating patients with uncomplicated S. aureus bacteraemia from those with underlying infective endocarditis is often challenging.