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

(HealthDay News) — A case of cryptococcal meningitis with false-negative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture results following receipt of capecitabine has been described in a case report published in ...

Pennsylvania health officials have identified the state's first case of fungal meningitis linked to a deadly national outbreak involving steroid shots. Officials said Monday that the patient is ...

A computer-generated model developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that providing universal vaccination against meningitis B infection to students entering college may be too ...

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The City of Milwaukee Health Department has received a report of a case of bacterial meningitis (meningococcal disease) in a student affiliated with Marquette University, and is ...

But the student was not in the mood for joking. His headaches and lethargy had continued, and now he was complaining about new symptoms, vomiting and photophobia. After a short discussion of his ...

Meningitis happens when the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges, become inflamed. In some cases, meningitis can lead to serious complications if left untreated. COVID-19 ...

A recent meningitis case at Children's National Hospital raises serious concerns about antibiotic resistance in the common bacterium that caused it, researchers from the hospital write in a case ...

The reason why meningitis seems to strike during the teen years may be that teens' bodies are more likely to carry a chemical that fuels the growth of the bacteria that cause meningitis, according to ...

LONDON – Researchers studying a mass vaccination campaign against meningitis have found a surprising side effect - the shots also offered moderate protection against gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted ...