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Frequent Meningitis attack

2018-01-10 15:00:09
Hello My younger brother is 26 year old , and he has got meningitis 4 times till now. Last time he was 20 year ,after 5 year he again suffered from meningitis .He was treated with antibiotics and got better.Doctors conducted every test but not able to find out the root cause. He was given The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine , That time doctoer if required he can take again. Please let me know where he can be taken to find out the root cause.
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Answered2018-01-11 16:10:51

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