Bacterial meningitis

Bacterial meningitis is meningitis caused by bacteria. It is almost always fatal without antibiotics.

Symptoms of bacterial meningitis

Treatment for bacterial meningitis consists of IV antibiotics.^[1]

Neck stiffness, Texas meningitis epidemic of 1911–12
Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman developed severe meningococcal meningitis as a young child; in her case, the petechial rash progressed to gangrene and required amputation of all limbs. She survived the disease and became a poster child for a meningitis vaccination campaign in New Zealand.
Streptococcus pneumoniae—a causative bacterium of meningitis (illustration)
Cloudy CSF from a person with meningitis due to Streptococcus
Gram stain of meningococci from a culture showing Gram negative (pink) bacteria, often in pairs
Histopathology of bacterial meningitis: autopsy case of a person with pneumococcal meningitis showing inflammatory infiltrates of the pia mater consisting of neutrophil granulocytes (inset, higher magnification).
Structural formula of ceftriaxone, one of the third-generation cefalosporin antibiotics recommended for the initial treatment of bacterial meningitis.
Disability-adjusted life year for meningitis per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004.*Template:Legend-col*
Demography of meningococcal meningitis. meningitis belt epidemic zones sporadic cases only
Deaths from meningitis per million people in 2012 Template:Legend-col