1. Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm - US News and World Report
Study finds it has led to a considerable reduction in infection rates

2. Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis
Study finds no significant effect for the more serious, bacterial form of the disease

3. Meningitis : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
The most common causes of meningitis are viral infections that usually get better without treatment. However, bacterial meningitis infections are extremely serious, and may result in death or brain damage even if treated. Meningitis is also caused...• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Meningitis  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Meningitis is a potentially fatal inflammation of the meninges, the thin, membranous covering of the brain and the spinal cord. Meningitis is most commonly caused by infection by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, although it can also be caused by bleed...• Author: Mai Tran, Rebecca J. Frey PhD