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. 2020 Apr 8;14(6):459–479. doi: 10.2217/bmm-2019-0333

Table 1. . Comparison of the etiologies of meningitis based on duration of symptoms.

Acute (<5 days) Subacute (5–30 days) Chronic (>30 days)
Bacterial Listeria monocytogenes Cryptococcus
Viral Cryptococcus Tuberculosis
  Tuberculosis Histoplasma
  Histoplasma Blastomyces
  Coccidioides Coccidioides

Patients with history of SOT can have a more protracted clinical course compared with the general population.

1/3 of patients with Listeria monocytogenes have symptoms for more than 4 days.