A 29-year-old patient presents with focal seizures. MRI shows frontal and temporal enhancement. What is the most probable diagnosis?
AHerpes simplex encephalitis
BEnterovirus encephalitis
CJapanese encephalitis
DMeningococcal meningitis
Symptomatic neonatal CNS involvement is most commonly seen in which group of congenital intrauterine infections?
ARubella and toxoplasmosis
BCMV and syphilis
CRubella and HSV
DCMV and toxoplasmosis
A mother brings her 1-month-old infant to the pediatrician. She says the baby is crying more than usual and is vomiting and does not want to eat. Meningitis is suspected, and a lumbar puncture is done, which shows the following results; Opening pressure = 240 mm H2O (normal = 100-200 mm H2O), WBC count: 1200/mm3, Protein: 200 mg/dL, Glucose: 30 mg/dL, Gram stain: gram-positive rods, Which of the following organisms is most likely responsible for this infant's meningitis?
ANeisseria meningitidis
BStreptococcus agalactiae
CEscherichia coli
DListeria monocytogenes
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