Forensic Diagnosis of Sudden Death due to Pyogenic Meningitis

Acute bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of mortality and long term neurological sequelae worldwide. Despite of availability of potent antibiotic the mortality rate due to acute bacterial meningitis remains significantly high in India and other developing countries. There is a need for periodic review of bacterial meningitis worldwide, since the pathogens responsible for infection vary with time, geography and patient's age.