"We have observed that all regions of the brain are equally affected by pneumococcal infection in experimental meningitis in ...

Spring is on the horizon and the days are getting a little bit longer. Seeing extra sun and warmth after winter’s chill ...

According to the National Foundation for Infectious Disease, the death rates from bacteremia and meningitis caused by invasive pneumococcal disease are very high in older people and people who ...

Sanjida, who had been carried into Dhaka Shishu at the age of three with what turned out to be pneumococcal meningitis, was propped up in a small plastic armchair beside the family bed.

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 ...

Jacob Oakie, 39, of Ocala, died last year in the custody of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after developing pneumococcal ...

Over the course of several weeks, Nigerians confirmed the deaths of at least 26 due to outbreak of meningitis. In Kerala, ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

Children can get free pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccinations in all medical centers across the country, the deputy health ...

Serious pneumococcal diseases include septicaemia (blood poisoning), meningitis (inflammation of the brain lining) or severe pneumonia. Pneumococcal infections are common in people living with HIV.

Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

and meningitis (infection of the brain lining). These vaccines are not the same as a flu vaccine. Pneumococcal vaccines protect against a type of bacteria, not a virus such as the flu. Many babies ...