noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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bacterial
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The symptoms are similar so hospital tests may be needed to tell the difference between bacterial and viral meningitis .
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If bacterial meningitis is diagnosed early and treated promptly, most people make a complete recovery.
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Be prepared to insist: if it is bacterial meningitis early treatment with antibiotics is vital.
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The only other important one is Neisseria meningitidis, the usual cause of bacterial meningitis .
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Hib meningitis causes around a third of all cases of bacterial meningitis and is the commonest form in children under four.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a result of a concussion he contracted spinal meningitis and almost died.
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Bacterial meningitis 1, 402 0. 6&.
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Bacterial meningitis must always be considered in a febrile person with severe headache.
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He's likely to get meningitis from the wound.
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He says a child with meningitis could need urgent treatment and may not get it fast enough because its too far.
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Rarely, a subarachnoid bleed can present with high fever, stiff neck, and headache masquerading as meningitis .
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Researchers at Gloucesters public health laboratories have been carrying out a long term study into more than three hundred cases of meningitis .