Following on from the success that is the Meningitis NW Study we are pleased to announce the UK Meningitis Study. This is an expansion of the study to involve the rest of the UK to try and answer some important questions that the Meningitis NW Study has brought up.
The key objectives for the Meningitis NW study were around the epidemiology and outcomes of meningitis, particularly viral meningitis. The descriptive and epidemiological data is currently being analysed in preparation for publication and the outcome data is continuing to be collected. However, in interim analyses you will all be aware that c.40% of patients with proven meningitis (as defined by >4 white cells in the CSF with a compatible clinical picture) never have a cause identified.