The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has assembled nearly 200 stories and dozens of testimonials on the horrors of ...

A case of group A streptococcal meningitis is reported in a 14-year-old girl with a history of recurrent otitis media. She presented to the emergency room with an altered level of consciousness; the ...

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus or GBS) is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in infants, but is rarely the cause in adults. Across all non-pregnant adults it comprises 7% ...

Vaccines can protect against the most common types of meningitis-causing bacteria, such as Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitidis. Yet ...

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

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be expected.

Invasive Group A streptococcus (iGAS) can cause diseases such as meningitis. The "pioneering" trial is funded by Spencer Dayman Meningitis Research. The charity was set up in 2002 in memory of ...

The study authors noted that bacterial meningitis, inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, is a rare but life-threatening infection most common among children and older ...

Diagnoses included respiratory distress syndrome (10) and group B streptococcal meningitis (1). Only 1 infant with respiratory distress syndrome had a significant intracranial bleed with ...

Cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood cultures isolated Streptococcus agalactiae. Urgent plain cranial CT revealed a hypo-attenuated area in the left occipital region (fig 1). A multidetector ...

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