Tag: Meningitis
Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis Linked to Childhood Epilepsy
Highest risks for epilepsy seen for children with meningitis and culture-positive meningitis
Vaccine Panel Urges More Protection Against RSV, Meningitis and Chikungunya
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for...
FDA Approves More Broadly Protective Meningococcal Vaccine
Vaccine helps protect against the A, B, C, W, and Y serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis
ACIP Updates Recommendations for Bexsero MenB-4C Vaccine
ACIP recommends extending interval for two-dose series and adding three-dose series in accordance with FDA label
Meningitis Substantial Contributor to Mortality in Children Younger Than 5 Years
Meningitis was causal pathway in 7 percent of deaths identified in six sub-Saharan African countries and Bangladesh
CDC Reports Rise in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease
Infections more common in adults ages 30 to 60 years, Black people, those with HIV
Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in...
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Barry Cadden, co-founder of a specialty compounding pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak...
Long-Term Disability Risk Seen After Childhood Bacterial Meningitis
Risk higher for seven specific disabilities
Improved Meningitis Vaccine May Be On the Way
Advisers are urging the CDC to authorize a vaccine that protects against five types of meningococcal disease
Dexamethasone No Benefit in HIV-Positive With Tuberculous Meningitis
No survival benefit or benefit in any secondary end point seen for adjunctive dexamethasone versus placebo
