Medications
Meningitis vaccine approved for California college
Health officials at a Southern California college will start offering a vaccine against bacterial meningitis after an outbreak in November.
Feb 1, 2014
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Medical research
Glucose transporters blocked in bacterial meningitis
Escherichia coli K1 (E. coli K1) continues to be a major threat to the health of young infants. Affecting the central nervous system, it causes neonatal meningitis by multiplying in immune cells, such as macrophages, and ...
Aug 3, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prevalence of certain bacterial coinfections low for young COVID-19-positive febrile infants
Febrile infants aged 8 to 60 days old who test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have a low prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI), bacteremia, and bacterial meningitis, according ...
May 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pneumococcal vaccines are effective—But new strategies needed to reduce meningitis
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have been highly effective in reducing pneumonia and other invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. But rates of meningitis have shown little change, as pneumococcal ...
Feb 7, 2020
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Pediatrics
When does your child's headache call for a doctor visit?
(HealthDay)—Headaches are common in children and teens, but many parents aren't sure when to seek professional help for their child, a new survey finds.
Jul 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Group B Streptococcus breaches the blood-brain-barrier
Bacterial meningitis is a life-threating infection of the central nervous system. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of meningitis in newborn babies and can cause severe complications in those that survive the ...
May 11, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study explores blood-brain barrier leakage in CNS infections
A new study published in the journal mBio shines light on the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) that occurs during many infections of the central nervous system. The findings implicate interferon gamma, a major cytokine ...
Aug 6, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new strategy for developing meningitis vaccines
Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the protective membrane that covers the spinal cord and brain. Children, elderly patients and immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk for the development of severe ...
May 24, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hungarian teen dies of bacterial meningitis
A Hungarian teenager has died of bacterial meningitis and 69 people who came in contact with her were prescribed antibiotics, public health officials said.
Jul 20, 2012
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Medical research
Largest national UK study into adult meningitis treatment reveals little adherence to clinical guidelines
New research involving University of Liverpool academics has revealed a lack of adherence to existing clinical guidelines on the management of adult bacterial meningitis cases in U.K. and Irish hospitals.
Jul 15, 2022
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