Table 6 Overview of bacterial pathogens as a function of age
From: S1 guidelines “lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis” (abridged and translated version)
| Newborn | |
| Streptococcus agalactiae (B-Streptococcus) | 50-60% |
| Escherichia coli | 14-26% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 0-3.5% |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 0-9% |
| Other pathogens | 10-25% |
| Children | |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 38-56% |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 34-46% |
| Haemophilus influenzae b | 2-12% |
| Other pathogens | 6-13% |
| Adults | |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 37-59% |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 24-43% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 0.8-10% |
| Haemophilus influenzae b | 0.02-3.7% |
| Other pathogens | 10-17% |