- bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord and nerve roots; causative organism varies with age and clinical status (eg, postoperative, immunodeficient, posttraumatic states); clinical manifestations include the acute onset of fever, stiff neck, altered mentation, seizures, and focal neurologic deficits; death may occur within 24 hours of disease onset; pathologic features include a purulent exudate in the subarachnoid space, and diffuse inflammation of neural and vascular structures.
320 Bacterial meningitis convert 320 to ICD-10
320.0 Hemophilus meningitis convert 320.0 to ICD-10
320.1 Pneumococcal meningitis convert 320.1 to ICD-10
320.2 Streptococcal meningitis convert 320.2 to ICD-10
320.3 Staphylococcal meningitis convert 320.3 to ICD-10
320.7 Meningitis in other bacterial diseases classified elsewhere convert 320.7 to ICD-10
320.8 Meningitis due to other specified bacteria convert 320.8 to ICD-10

320.81 Anaerobic meningitis convert 320.81 to ICD-10

320.82 Meningitis due to gram-negative bacteria, not elsewhere classified convert 320.82 to ICD-10

320.89 Meningitis due to other specified bacteria convert 320.89 to ICD-10
320.9 Meningitis due to unspecified bacterium convert 320.9 to ICD-10