Recurrent meningitis is a rare but serious condition, occurring in about 5% of cases of community-acquired meningitis.

Background: Numerous sequelae have been noted in survivors of bacterial meningitis; however, few studies document sequelae for several years following a childhood episode of bacterial meningitis.

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult to diagnose and treat for a number of reasons: the pathology is poorly understood; rapid, sensitive and affordable diagnostics have yet to be developed ...

Aseptic meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by something other than bacteria, usually a virus. It causes the tissues covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed. Aseptic ...

Cryptococcal meningitis is a potentially deadly infection of the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord (the meninges) caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans).

Meningitis is an infection of the meninges – the protective membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord. Whilst most of us have heard of it, it’s a disease that tends to generate a ...