This interaction may relate to the pathogenesis of skin necrosis associated with meningococcemia. The LSR requires a second stimulus 24 h after the preparatory inoculation, consistent with the ...

CEBU, Philippines - Meningococcemia is a bloodstream infection caused by a highly contagious bacterium that is spread from person to person via respiratory secretions. Initial symptoms include ...

To our knowledge this is the first reported case of disseminated meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with HIV and HCV. Because coinfected patients constitute an increasing percentage of ...

Meningococcemia is a severe form of blood poisoning that affects the entire body. It is also called meningococcal septicemia. The hallmark sign of meningococcemia is a rash that does not fade ...

EUGENE, Ore. (KOIN 6 News) — A sixth case of meningococcemia was confirmed at The University of Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority said Thursday. The latest student with meningococcemia ...

Miller said that he had received information Wednesday morning that the child was not suffering from meningitis but rather from meningococcemia, an acute bacteria infection that can affect the ...

Screen Shot 2015-02-03 at 6.40.15 PM.png A second University of Oregon student has been diagnosed with meningococcemia, a rare infectious disease that can be life-threatening. (Terry Richard/The ...

University spokeswoman Julie Brown said the cause of Jones' death had not been confirmed, but told the Register-Guard newspaper meningococcemia "is one of the possibilities." Since mid-January ...

All 16 patients had meningococcemia, six had meningitis, and one died (case–fatality ratio, 6%). Average hospitalization was for 6.6 days. Fourteen of the 16 patients had documented receipt of ...