1.   The test results showed that she had meningitis.

2.   Doctors first thought Stevens had meningitis, but they were not sure.

3.   Doctors there decided he had meningitis and gave him a collection of antibiotics, but his disease was on a downhill course.

4.   Ouma did a spinal tap on Simon and within minutes was able to confirm that he had cryptococcal meningitis.

5.   The patient had meningitis.

6.   Nine students and one teacher were hospitalized with nausea, fever and dizziness and diagnosed as having meningitis, she said.

7.   The doctor who treated the Florida case at first thought the patient had meningitis.

8.   The Lantana, Florida man, whose name was not released, checked into a hospital on Tuesday and it was initially believed he had meningitis, Brogan said.