Bacterial pathogen* was recovered from a blood culture and/or CSF culture obtained on day ... blood or organ cultures (for example septicemia, meningitis, pulmonary abscess, etc.). Severe sepsis ...

A lumbar puncture is a test to check the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord. This is called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture can check for cancer cells or for ...

Meningitis can affect anyone anywhere, and at any age, however, WHO says the disease burden remains particularly high in low- and middle-income countries and in settings experiencing large-scale ...

In a significant public health milestone, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first global guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of meningitis, with a focus on timely ...

gmail.com Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection can result in permanent neurological problems and is a potentially preventable cause of sensorineural hearing loss in the UK. There is an urgency ...