Aseptic meningitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and management Aseptic meningitis Aseptic meningitis is meninges inflammation with negative routine bacterial cultures. Most often viral and self-limited, it requires evaluation to exclude treatable causes and to g…
Bacterial meningitis Acute infection of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord caused by bacteria; a medical emergency treatable with prompt antibiotics and preventable in part by vaccines.