If bacterial meningitis is confirmed, high doses of strong intravenous antibiotics will be administered, and the patient will likely need to be placed in the intensive care unit.

Over 200 patients are at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgeries in a Mexican border city. Two people who were suspected to have fungal meningitis died.

Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was ...

Pfizer’s new pentavalent meningococcal vaccine, Penbraya, protects against five kinds of bacteria and could soon be an option that offers people broad protection from meningococcal disease with ...

By Dr Praveen Gupta Brain is a delicate organ that is surrounded and supported by several layers of membranes collectively ...

A new meta-analysis attempts to reconcile some of the disparate findings from trials on the use of corticosteroids as an adjunct therapy for bacterial meningitis.

It’s safe to say that pretty much everyone has experienced a headache at one time or another. A study in Denmark showed a ...

Worldwide, cryptococcal meningitis kills up to 180,000 persons annually and is the most common cause of nonviral meningitis in the United States. Besides patients with immunosuppression due to ...

Meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Damaging inflammation contributes to its poor prognosis. Corticosteroids reduce mortality, but nearly 50% of patients still die or are left ...

Meningitis is an infection that causes inflammation of the fluid and membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, per the Mayo Clinic. Trigger symptoms include headache, fever, and a stiff neck.

The meningitis Kimberly’s doctors diagnosed her with, meningitis B, belonged to a group not covered in the shot. At the time, there was no vaccine to protect her against meningitis B.