*Streptococcus pneumoniae* is a gram-positive encapsulated bacterium. It causes infection of the meninges called pneumococcal meningitis. This bacterium is also present in the microbiota of young children.

*Streptococcus pneumoniae*

Pneumococcal meningitis is an infection of the meninges caused by the bacterium *S. pneumoniae*.

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- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Pneumococcal Meningitis
- *Haemophilus* influenzae Type b
- Neonatal Meningitis

Types of Bacterial Meningitis

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Meningococcal meningitis is an infection that can cause permanent nerve damage, hearing loss and brain damage. It commonly infects infants and adolescents. 

Meningococcal Meningitis

Pneumococcal meningitis

Haemophilus influenzae Type b is an uncommon type of meningitis caused by *Haemophilus influenzae*. 

Haemophilus influenzae Type b

Neonatal meningitis is a type of meningitis that affects babies up to three months of age. This infection can be caused by *Streptococcus agalactiae* transmission in the vagina during birth. Later onset neonatal meningitis occurs 1 week to 3 months of age as well and the source of infection is unknown.

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