Bacterial meningitis causes two distinct
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Yoeng-Delphine Bifrare; Christian Gianinazzi; Hans Imboden; Stephen L. Leib; Mar
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Bacterial meningitis causes neurological sequelae in up to 50% of survivors. Two pathogens known for their propensity to cause severe neurological damage are __Streptococcus pneumoniae__ and group B streptococci. Some forms of neuronal sequelae, such as learning and memory deficits, hav