MENINGITIS is an infection of the membranes lining the brain and the spinal cord. This disease has remained a health problem in many developing countries, including Indonesia. It also causes high mortality. A lot of meningitis cases become disabled due to late diagnosis and treatments.

In the US its incidence is one in 10,000 people. In Indonesia, according to research by the Department of Neurology, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, there a