Learn more about pneumococcal meningitis, a rare but life-threatening form of infection. We look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which are especially dangerous in children younger than 5 years old. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all ...

Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults.

THE association of salmonella osteomyelitis with sickle-cell anemia is well known,1 but that of pneumococcal meningitis with sickle-cell anemia has not been reported. In a recent survey of 305 pati ...

Understand the importance of the pneumococcal vaccine for adults, children, and anyone with a chronic illness - along with its side effects.

Now, pneumococcal and meningococcal meningitis are still number one, but the epidemiology has shifted from kids to adults. In the 1980s, the median age of bacterial meningitis were infants with H ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine for adults 18 and older. The vaccine, which will be sold under the name Capvaxive, is designed to protect ...

Pneumococcal meningitis Pneumococcal meningitis most often affects babies and young children under 18 months of age. A type of bacteria called Streptococcus pneumonia causes this form of the ...

Thinking back, I can easily remember when cases of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) due to Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus), and Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

Pneumococcal meningitis can occur when the Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria invade the bloodstream, cross the blood-brain barrier and multiply within the fluid surrounding the spine and brain.