Meningitis

Although pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, or PCVs, have reduced infections caused by Streptococcus pneumonia, rates of meningitis have remained steady the emergence of pneumococcal strains not targeted by PCVs, according to a study published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Findings from a study conducted among more than 144,000 people in Sweden indicated that post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and other stress-related disorders are associated with a subsequent risk for life-threatening infections, including meningitis, endocarditis and sepsis.