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actual meningitis acute Alfred Hospital anti-meningococcal serum appearance autopsy bacteriological blood pressure brain c.cm carriers catarrhal cent cerebro cerebro-spinal fever cerebro-spinal fluid cerebro-spinal meningitis chapter clinical complement complications condition convalescence culture definite delirium demonstrated diagnosis died dilatation diplococci disc changes disease early examination fatal fluid obtained foramina formaldehyde fourth ventricle Gram-negative hæmorrhage headache Heinman and Feldstein helmitol hyperacute hyperæmia increased pressure internal hydrocephalus intra-thecal injections intra-thecal pressure intra-venous investigation Kernig's sign large number lumbar puncture marked Medical Melbourne Melbourne Hospital meningococcus Microscopic naso-pharynx neck needle nystagmus observed occur optic neuritis organism patient pericarditis persist petechial rash pneumonia posterior posterior horns prognosis pulse purulent reaction recovered respirations respiratory failure rise seen septicæmic stage septicemia septicemic severe showed signs and symptoms solution Sophian sphenoidal spinal fluid sub-arachnoid sub-arachnoid space temperature termination treatment turbid fluid typhoid urotropine ventricular system vomiting week