A virus-like hitchhiker may trigger bacterial meningitis
Reporting in the June 20 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine, a group of scientists in Paris, France led by Colin Tinsley may have discovered how a normally harmless bacterium can sometimes trigger outbreaks of life-threatening meningitis. The human body harbors many harmless bacterial residents, known as commensals. One such bacterium, called Neisseria meningitidis, makes its ho...Intimate kissing quadruples risk of meningitis in teenagers
Intimate kissing with multiple partners almost quadruples a teenager's risk of meningococcal disease, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. The incidence and fatality rate among teenagers in England and the United States rose dramatically during the 199...Scientists identify specific enzymes that make meningitis hard to fight
Two enzymes in meningitis bacteria which prevent the body from successfully fighting off the disease, and make the infection extremely virulent, have been identified in new research published today. The study found that the two enzymes - which have distinct functions - work together to hamper the body's efforts to fight off the disease. Together they repair damage done to the meningitis b...Meningitis C vaccine a cost-effective success
Researchers say the introduction of meningitis C vaccine into the UK has not only reduced the incidence of the disease in children and young people, but has done so cost-effectively.// Researchers assessed the cost-effectiveness of the meningitis C campaign in young people up to the age of 19. Before the immunisation programme’s introduction in December 1998, meningitis C affected app...Efficacy Of Meningitis C Vaccine
A new study shows encouraging results for the long-term efficacy of a meningitis C vaccine. The study finds the vaccine is most effective when given to infants older than 5 months.// The meningitis C vaccine program was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1999. While the short-term effectiveness was clear, the long-term effectiveness remained unknown. Researchers conducted a study lookin...Meningitis is rocking the capital again
Just when the residents are recovering from the earlier spell of the deadly meningitis that had claimed nearly 50 valuable human lives, another report of causality has created much panic//. According to official reports, the patient (32-year-old male) was admitted to Moolchand Hospital on November 28 with a rapid onset of fever, low blood pressure and breathing difficulty. The patient was later s...New warning signs for child meningitis
Symptoms of sepsis, such as cold hands, severe leg pain and very pale skin can all be early warning signs of bacterial meningitis, parents are being advised. // Thousand’s of children's lives will be saved the world over after meningitis researchers identified new early-warning signs for parents, which could speed diagnosis and treatment. Until now, parents have been warned t...Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCM) Antibody by CF
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...