title: The causes of meningitis and meningococcal disease.
abstract: This article looks at the different causes of viral and bacterial meningitis, and gives a brief overview of these conditions. Meningococcal disease, including the incidence, signs and treatment, is described
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*