Meningitis rashes can look very different from person ... vaccine is given to infants and children, and the pneumococcal and ...

Not all meningitis cases produce this rash, and sometimes it appears relatively ... against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pneumococcal bacteria, and meningococcal disease – all potential ...

Examine the child’s body for a rash and changes in skin colour, but do not exclude bacterial meningitis if the rash is absent ... the 6-in-1 (also known as DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) vaccine, the pneumococcal ...

Compared with no dexamethasone treatment, early administration of dexamethasone in children with pneumococcal meningitis lowered 30-day all-cause mortality by 50%, a new study showed. Overall ...