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	Bacterial Meningitis
		Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain.
		Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection.
		Meningitis cases should be reported to state or local health departments to assure follow-up of close contacts and recognize outbreaks.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/926914524.html (883 words)

	Bacterial meningitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bacterial meningitis is a condition in which the dural layers lining the brain (the meninges) have become inflamed as a result of infection with bacteria.
		Meningitis is diagnosed when the cerebrospinal fluid, obtained via lumbar puncture, reveals the presence of an increased number of leukocytes.
		The initiation of antibiotics in a patient suspected to have bacterial meningitis should not be delayed while a diagnosis is made, due to the high incidence of complications in untreated patients—including brain damage, hearing loss, and death.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bacterial_meningitis (613 words)

	Meningitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord, usually due to bacterial or viral infections elsewhere in body that has spread into the blood and into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
		Meningitis should be distinguished from the condition encephalitis, the latter of which is the inflammation of the brain itself.
		In addition to meningeal inflammation, these cytokines are responsible for the fever, headache, and increased intracranial pressure present secondary to the formation of the purulent exudate and obstruction of CSF flow through the ventricular system as well as inhibiting resorption of CSF by the subarachnoid granulations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meningitis (2342 words)

	Meningitis
		In some cases of bacterial meningitis, the bacteria spread directly to the meninges from a severe nearby infection, such as a serious ear infection (otitis media) or nasal sinus infection (sinusitis).
		Bacterial meningitis occurs in people of all ages but is more common in the very young (infants and young children) and the elderly (people above age 60).
		The symptoms of meningitis vary and depend both on the age of the child and on which bacterium or virus is causing the infection.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/meningitis.html (2131 words)

	Bacterial Meningitis (September 1991)
		Bacterial Meningitis: Vaccines, Antibiotics Fight Sometimes Fatal Disease by Dodi Schultz Bacterial meningitis is not solely a childhood disease, but a disproportionate number of its victims are infants and children.
		The leading cause of bacterial meningitis is actually a strain, type b, of the confusingly named Haemophilus influenzae, so called because, when it was first identified, it was erroneously believed to be the cause of influenza or "flu" (which is actually caused by a virus).
		The dread of bacterial meningitis, whatever the cause, is based not only on its reputation as a killer but on the possibility of neurological complications--lingering deficits that can be especially devastating in infants and children, who are still growing and developing.
	www.fda.gov /bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00109.html (2410 words)

	Meningitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In some cases of bacterial meningitis, the bacteria spread directly to the meninges from a severe nearby infection, such as a serious ear infection (otitis media) or nasal sinus infection (sinusitis).
		Bacterial meningitis occurs in people of all ages but is more common in the very young (infants and young children) and the elderly (people above age 60).
		The symptoms of meningitis vary and depend both on the age of the child and on which bacterium or virus is causing the infection.
	www.kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/meningitis.html (2131 words)

	Meningitis, Bacterial
		Bacterial Meningitis in adults and children is often preceded by respiratory illness or a sore throat.
		Bacterial Meningitis caused by pneumococcus occurs most often in adults, especially those with alcoholism, chronic otitis (inflammation of the ear), sinusitus (inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the sinuses that open into the nose), mastoiditis (infection of the bone located behind the ear), closed head injury, recurrent meningitis, pneumococcal pneumonia, or sickle cell anemia.
		Bacterial Meningitis in general occurs most often during the first month of a newborn's life and is usually caused by gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli or by group B streptococcus.
	hw.healthdialog.com /kbase/nord/nord819.htm (2086 words)

	Bacterial Meningitis Facts
		Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain.
		Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain.
		Meningitis is usually caused by an infection with a virus or a bacterium.
	www.astdhpphe.org /infect/bacmeningitis.html (1104 words)

	Meningitis - neurologychannel
		Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges that results in swelling of brain tissue and sometimes spinal tissue (spinal meningitis).
		The meninges are three ultrathin membranes that surround and protect the brain and a portion of the spinal cord: the outer membrane (dura mater), middle membrane (arachnoid), and inner membrane (pia mater).
		Meningitis develops in fewer than 1 in 1000 people who are infected with one of the viruses associated with the condition.
	www.neurologychannel.com /meningitis (475 words)

	Adult Health Advisor 2005.4: Bacterial Meningitis
		Bacterial meningitis is infection of the brain and spinal cord.
		Bacterial meningitis is caused when blood from another infected part of the body carries bacteria to the brain and spinal cord.
		None of the bacteria that cause meningitis are as contagious as the viruses that cause the common cold or flu.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/aha/aha_meningit_crs.htm (573 words)

	Bacterial meningitis
		Bacterial meningitis is a condition in which the layers lining the brain (the meninges) have become inflamed as a result of infection with bacteria.
		A national shortage of the meningitis vaccine may spell trouble this fall for students at New Jersey colleges and universities who are required to receive it before they can move into a campus dormitory.
		Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and of the fluid that surrounds the brain.
	www.mrsci.com /Inflammations/Bacterial_meningitis.php (898 words)

	Meningitis-What Happens
		The course of meningitis often depends on your age, general health, and the organism causing the infection.
		Newborns and young children with bacterial meningitis, people with impaired immune systems, and older adults with long-term medical conditions are more likely than others to develop immediate and/or long-term complications of meningitis.
		The likelihood of death from bacterial meningitis in adults is highest in those who are older than 50, have seizures during the first 24 hours of illness, delay getting treatment, are in a coma when admitted to the hospital, are in shock, or cannot breathe without help from a machine.
	www.webmd.com /a-to-z-guides/Meningitis-What-Happens (469 words)

	Bacterial meningitis - WrongDiagnosis.com
		With a diagnosis of Bacterial meningitis, it is also important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Bacterial meningitis.
		bacterial meningitis can be quite severe and may result in brain damage, hearing loss, or learning disability.
		Prevention information for Bacterial meningitis has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /b/bacterial_meningitis/intro.htm (464 words)

	UCSD Researchers Decipher Function Of Blood-Brain Barrier in Bacterial Meningitis
		The first line of defense used by the human blood-brain barrier in response to bacterial meningitis is described by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine in a study published in the September 2, 2003 issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
		Bacterial meningitis, a serious brain infection, can develop rapidly into a life-threatening infection even in previously healthy children or adults.
		Bacteria-producing meningitis enter the human bloodstream, are carried toward the brain, and somehow manage to cross the defensive line of the blood-brain barrier.
	ucsdnews.ucsd.edu /newsrel/health/Nizetweb.htm (769 words)

	Bacterial Meningitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Meningitis is an inflammation of the covering of the brain and spinal cord---also called the meninges.
		Bacterial meningitis is very serious and may involve complicated medical, surgical, pharmaceutical, and life support management.
		Fortunately, none of the bacteria that cause meningitis are contagious as diseases like the common cold or flu, and they are not spread by casual contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been.
	www.esc9.net /munday/bacterial_meningitis.htm (752 words)

	FDA Public Health Notification: Risk of Bacterial Meningitis in Children with Cochlear Implants
		It is unknown at this point whether the risk of meningitis in patients whose implants have positioners might be reduced if the implant were removed or replaced by a model that does not have the positioner.
		Meningitis is an infection in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) around the brain and spinal cord.
		Bacterial meningitis, the more serious of the two, is the type reported in cochlear implant recipients.
	www.fda.gov /cdrh/safety/cochlear.html (1606 words)

	Bacterial Meningitis
		Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency in which prompt and appropriate treatment is necessary for successful outcome.
		Viral meningitis is almost always due to enteroviruses (echo and coxsackie) and are therefore common in the late summer and early fall.
		CT is clearly not necessary in meningitis and is only recommended in the setting of papilledema or a newly focal neuro exam where LP may be dangerous.
	home.uchicago.edu /~adamcifu/meningitis.htm (1031 words)

	What is Bacterial Meningitis? - KidsGrowth
		Bacterial meningitis is caused by a bacterium.It is an inflammation of the meninges, the thin lining covering the brain and spinal cord.
		Meningococcal meningitis is the most common type of bacterial meningitis, accounting for more than half of the cases, and can further be broken down into three strands, commonly referred to as A, B and C. Types A and C are common in college students, but type B is the worst strand of bacterial meningitis.
		A vaccine is available for meningococcal meningitis Groups A and C (the strains contracted most often by college students), but it is not effective against the worst type of bacterial meningitis, type B, and it does not work in children under age two.
	www.kidsgrowth.com /resources/articledetail.cfm?id=546 (882 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Symposium: Bacterial meningitis in children and adults
		Experimental models of bacterial meningitis have demonstrated that it is the presence of this inflammatory response in the subarachnoid space that leads to altered CSF dynamics and cerebral blood flow, changes in subarachnoid capillary permeability, obstructed CSF resorption, increased intracranial pressure, decreased cerebral perfusion pressures, and loss of cerebral autoregulation (2).
		In prospective population-based surveillance for bacterial meningitis in the United States in 1986, H influenzae type b was found to be the single most common pathogen, responsible for 45% of cases, with an incidence of 2.9 cases per 100,000 population.
		In untreated bacterial meningitis, CSF Gram stains reveal bacteria in about 50% to 80% of cases and cultures are positive in at least 85% of cases (13).
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/1998/03_98/phillips.htm (3078 words)

	Meningitis - CNN.com
		Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes (meninges) and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord, usually due to the spread of an infection.
		Meningitis usually results from a viral infection, but the cause also may be a bacterial infection.
		Because bacterial infections are the most damaging, identifying the source of the infection is an important part of developing a treatment plan.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00118.html (2169 words)

	Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Infections of the Brain and Spinal Cord: Merck Manual Home Edition
		People most at risk of developing meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae are those who abuse alcohol; those who have had a splenectomy (removal of the spleen); those who have chronic infections of the middle ear, nose, or sinuses; and those who have pneumococcal pneumonia or sickle cell disease.
		Meningitis due to Escherichia coli (found normally in the colon and in feces) or Klebsiella bacteria usually develops after a head injury, brain or spinal cord surgery, a widespread infection of the blood (sepsis), or an infection acquired in a hospital.
		Early symptoms of acute bacterial meningitis are a fever, headache, stiff neck, sore throat, and vomiting.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec06/ch089/ch089b.html (1728 words)

	Bacterial Meningitis
		Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges, and is caused by bacteria.
		Bacterial meningitis is more common in very young children, under the age of five.
		Because bacterial meningitis is contagious, patients should not resume normal activities until they have approval from their doctor.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/m/meningitis.htm (745 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Meningitis
		Meningitis is an infection that causes inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
		Acute bacterial meningitis is a true medical emergency, and requires immediate hospital-based treatment.
		Meningitis is an important cause of fever in newborn children.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000680.htm (722 words)

	Important Information about Bacterial Meningitis
		Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
		Fortunately, the bacteria that cause meningitis are not as contagious as things like the common cold or the flu, and they are not spread by casual contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been.
		Vaccination against bacterial meningitis is available from a student’s health care provider and at several convenient locations in the WCJC service area.
	www.wcjc.edu /links_n/Bacterial.asp (1200 words)

	Bacterial Meningitis
		Meningitis may be localized for a time to one hemisphere or the other, cause jacksonian convulsions, hemiparesis, or even hemianopia.
		In older persons, early meningitis may be misdiagnosed as a flu-like illness, with fever, headache, and a minimal stiffness of the neck.
		Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is the key to the definitive diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis.
	www.kcom.edu /faculty/chamberlain/Website/tritzid/bacmenin.htm (1356 words)

	eMedicine - Meningitis : Article by Marjorie Lazoff, MD
		The challenges for emergency physicians when treating meningitis are to (1) identify and treat patients with acute bacterial meningitis, (2) assess whether a central nervous system (CNS) infection is present in those with suspected subacute or chronic meningitis, and (3) identify the causative organism.
		Meningitis in the newborn is transmitted vertically from colonized pathogens in the maternal intestinal or genital tract or horizontally from nursery personnel or caregivers at home.
		Bacterial cell wall components initiate a cascade of complement- and cytokine-mediated events that result in at least 3 critical events: increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier, cerebral edema, and presence of toxic mediators in the CSF.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic309.htm (6733 words)

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