Question - Drug induced aseptic meningitis has been reported to be associated with a number of different medication classes including antibiotics, anti inflammatory drugs and immunomodulators. What antibiotic is the most common cause for antibiotic related aseptic meningitis?
Answer - Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole is the antibiotic that is most commonly implicated as causing aseptic meningitis. (Bruner KE et al. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced aseptic meningitis-not just another sulfa allergy. 2014 Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 113: 520-526)
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