Dexamethasone No Benefit in HIV-Positive With Tuberculous Meningitis
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For HIV-positive adults with tuberculous meningitis, adjunctive dexamethasone does not confer a benefit with respect to survival, according to a study published in the Oct. 12 issue of the New England Journa…
Learn MoreMeningitis Cases Rising Among Gay Men With HIV
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Meningococcal disease — which includes meningitis — appears to be on the rise among Americans infected with HIV, new research reveals.Researchers stress that the risk to any one person remains exceedingly…
Learn MoreMeningococcal Disease Cases Up in Persons With HIV in 2022
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2022, there was an increase in meningococcal disease among persons with HIV, with 29 cases reported, accounting for 9.8 percent of all meningococcal disease cases, according to research published in the …
Learn MoreCDC: los pacientes que visitaron unas clínicas quirúrgicas en México están en peligro de meningitis
JUEVES, 8 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. intentan con urgencia comunicarse con las personas que se hayan sometido recientemente a procedimientos médicos en unas clínicas de Matamoros, en México, debido a que p…
Learn MoreCDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who have recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis.
Those at…
CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who’ve recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis. Those at r…
Learn More4CMenB Vaccination Effective Against Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Children Under 5
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Complete vaccination with the four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB) is effective for preventing invasive meningococcal disease in children younger than 5 years, according to…
Learn MoreTroubling Signs TB Is Gaining Resistance Against Combo Antibiotics
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New drugs may be needed to fight the deadliest form of tuberculosis, because it may no longer respond to current treatments.An animal study by Johns Hopkins University researchers found that an approved antibi…
Learn MoreLate-Onset Meningitis ID’d in 1 Percent of Extreme Preemies
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One percent of children born extremely preterm have late-onset meningitis (LOM), which is associated with an increased risk for death or neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), according to a study published onl…
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