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Home   Awareness & education   What are meningitis and septicaemia?   Bacterial Meningitis

Bacterial Meningitis

Meningitis and septicaemia caused by bacteria are usually more serious than other forms.

There are at least 50 kinds of bacteria that can cause meningitis and septicaemia, but the main types are:

Meningococcal
Pneumococcal
Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib)
Group B Streptococcal (GBS)
Tubercular (TB)
E. coli
Listeria

There are also:

Rarer types of bacterial meningitis

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