Pneumococcal meningitis

Pneumococcal meningitis is sporadic, and is more common in winter and spring. It is mostly in infants and young people or patients with chronic diseases, but adults can also get sick. The disease is often secondary to pneumonia or pneumococcal sepsis, followed by infections such as otitis media, mastoiditis, and sinusitis. Some patients are secondary to a traumatic brain injury or a brain surgery. A few cases have no clear cause. Lesions. The main clinical manifestations are fever, headache, disturbance of consciousness, increased intracranial pressure, and brain abscess. Currently available pneumococcal vaccines include 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Infants under 2 years of age can only receive 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine. Protects children from deep infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae, such as sepsis and meningitis.

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