Adult bacterial meningitis carries high mortality and neurological complications, especially from Listeria and Streptococcus ...

Former Australian cricket legend Damien Martyn has been placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with life-threatening ...

Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the membranes around your brain and spinal cord caused by a type of bacteria. It’s a serious condition that you can catch from other people. It’s treated with ...

Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal. Early antituberculosis treatment and adjunctive treatment with glucocorticoids improve survival, but nearly one third of patients with the condition still die.

Meningitis occurs when there is an inflammation of the membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord (the meninges), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (1) ...

Listeria meningitis is a type of bacterial meningitis that is a serious complication of a listeria infection. Without prompt treatment, it can quickly become life threatening. After recovering from ...

Encephalitis and meningitis are inflammatory conditions. However, encephalitis is inflammation of the brain, while meningitis is inflammation of the membranes protecting the brain and spinal cord.

Bacterial meningitis and sepsis in newborns significantly increased hospital stays, ICU utilization, and 1-year health care costs in the United States.

Bacterial meningitis can occur in two ways: when bacteria enter the bloodstream and then travel to the brain and spinal cord, or when bacteria directly invade the meninges, which may be caused by an ...

In an HIV-positive population, the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay detected tuberculous meningitis with higher sensitivity than the older Xpert assay and a mycobacterial growth indicator tube culture, ...

Meningitis, often mistaken for flu or dengue, poses a severe threat due to its rapid escalation and potential for permanent ...

In November 1982, Steve Dayman lost his infant son Spencer to meningitis B and septicaemia. He still remembers the phone call his wife made him that autumn afternoon, telling him that their little boy ...