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While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults.

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Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

Togolese authorities confirmed over the weekend a resurgence of new meningitis cases in the Dankpen district, located in the ...

Some types of meningitis are contagious. You can get it from respiratory droplets in close contact with someone. Learn about ...

Our objectives were to analyze the prevalence and microbiology of bacterial meningitis in this group and its prevalence in relation to clinical and laboratory risk factors. Methods This is a ...

Bacterial meningitis is a severe and life-threatening infection of the central nervous system (CNS), primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. This condition carries a ...

The test is suitable for all patients with suspected bacterial meningitis. The Bosch test thus covers the most important bacterial pathogens in all age groups on a single cartridge. Newborns and young ...

Rehabilitation Medicine Department, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China Tuberculous meningitis ...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS ... feet A rash that does not fade when you roll a glass over it, the same as meningitis Difficulty breathing, breathlessness or breathing very fast They may ...