HY USMLE Q #829 – Neuro / Micro

A 51-year-old woman comes to the physician for a 2-day history of worsening fever and photophobia. Her neck is stiff. Analysis of the CSF shows:

Glucose                                                           Low
Protein                                                            High
Cells                                                                  Lymphocytes
Blood                                                                Negative

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?

  Cryptococcus neoformans
 Echovirus
  Herpes simplex type I
  Neisseria meningitidis
 Streptococcus pneumoniae