Viral is the most common, but other types are more dangerous ...

Meningitis can be quickly spotted in babies with "great accuracy" thanks to a new non-invasive test. A study showed that it identified the potentially deadly infection in newborns and infants with 94% ...

Late-onset meningitis (LOM) and late-onset sepsis (LOS) without LOM conferred a significant risk beyond that associated with preterm birth only. The risk of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in LOM ...

Background: Lumbar puncture (LP) to exclude meningitis is part of an infection screen in many neonatal units. For best outcome, meningitis requires early initiation of treatment. Results of ...

This complication has been known anecdotally since the earliest use of LP, but modern series estimate occurrence in <1% of patients with bacterial meningitis. In addition, it is difficult to know if ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC warned of a sharp increase in cases of meningococcal disease in the U.S. More than 500 cases of this serious infection marked by inflammation of the ...

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.

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

Meningococcal meningitis: Managing outbreaks among adolescents and young adults Treatment Primary care providers are commonly the first health care professionals to treat patients with meningitis.

Meningitis is swelling of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. It is usually infectious and can spread from person to person. However, some types of meningitis are not ...