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Meningococcal disease is a severe infection of meninges, the thin layers of tissue covering brain and spinal cord, caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitides. This bacteria can also cause ...

Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia, with about 1.2 million cases of infection and 135,000 deaths globally each year. Because death can ...

Background: Although empiric treatment regimens for acute bacterial meningitis are well established, there are many uncertainties regarding management of meningococcal disease. A survey was conducted ...

Clinicians should be alert for invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease in at-risk populations and those with unusual symptoms amid the highest annual number of cases reported since 2014, according ...

Although sensitive to common antibiotics such as penicillin, the meningococcal bacteria can cause severe infection and death in a matter of hours. The difficulty in picking up meningococcal disease ...

Teens are vulnerable to meningococcal meningitis, an unpredictable disease that can strike without warning and lead to ...

Parents and doctors alike fear meningococcal infection, which has been in the news again. Doctors never want to miss a diagnosis, as early treatment with antibiotics may be life-saving. Parents fear ...

During this period 128 patients were admitted to the hospital, and 22 others were referred to a contagious-disease hospital for therapy. Although Figure 1 shows that more patients have been admitted ...

Meningococcal disease is an infection caused by a type of bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis. There are two types of meningococcal disease: meningococcal meningitis or meningococcal septicemia.

The state of Virginia is warning of a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease, a "rare but serious" bacterial illness that can lead to meningitis. Since June 2022, there have been 27 cases of the ...