Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, posing a critical global health challenge. This devastating central ...
Deaths from a rare and dangerous bacterial infection could rise if fewer teens are vaccinated, doctors warn. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescents get ...
Deaths from a rare and dangerous bacterial infection could rise if fewer teens are vaccinated, doctors warn. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescents get ...
Longtime Kansas City Star health care reporter Andy Marso almost lost his life to the preventable disease. This puts an unbearable burden on parents and doctors. Star file photo There are very few ...
A higher dose of the antibiotic rifampicin does not improve survival rates for patients with tuberculous meningitis. This severe form of tuberculosis causes inflammation of the brain membranes, and ...
Most international guidelines recommend lumbar punctures for all infants who have a fever at 28 days or younger to rule out bacterial meningitis. Clinical prediction tools may allow for more selective ...
Fear of bacterial meningitis in febrile infants may lead to more diagnostic lumbar punctures than necessary. Using the PECARN rule to assess invasive bacterial infection delivered a sensitivity of ...
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