Essential Topics in Meningitis

Meningitis is described as a serious disease in which there is inflammation of the meninges. It is a medical emergency which demands immediate diagnosis and a quick transfer to an institution equipped with appropriate antibiotic and supportive measures. This book intends to acquaint general practitioners, pediatricians and specialist physicians with critical information in a presentable manner and highlight the differences in pathogenesis and causative agents of meningitis in the developed and the developing world.