This could lead to tissue death and require the amputation of one or more limbs. Other potential complications of meningitis may include: While meningococcal bacteria can be spread through saliva ...

Concern after the death of the 20-year-old student in Patras - The risk of contracting meningococcal disease is increased ...

Then, at 19, she contracted a particularly virulent form of bacterial meningitis. She went into septic shock, which led to double amputation below the knees and the loss of her spleen and a kidney.

“I am proud of our contribution to immunization with the antigens we identified,” says Masignani, “but the scientific battle against bacterial meningitis continues.” N. meningitidis is ...

Bacterial meningitis presents symptoms such as high ... mortality rate and can cause long-term complications such as amputation, cognitive impairments and deafness. Meningococci, the bacteria ...