IL17A and pneumococcal meningitis: In pneumococcal meningitis, anti-IL-17A antibodies correlated with bacterial loads, and antibodies against IL-17A and IFN-ω were independently associated with death (adjusted odds ratios 3.06 [95% CI 1.35–6.92; p = 0.007]; 2.15 [95% CI 1.06–4.34; p = 0.033]).