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Rapid diagnostic testing and treatment are essential for improving patient outcomes, particularly for cases of such diseases as bacterial sepsis, toxic shock syndrome, and bacterial meningitis, where early disease recognition, microbial identification, and AMR profile determination are essential8,9,10. The...
Teens can be exposed to meningitis in high school or in college dorms. Learn what to do to prevent your child from getting sick during an outbreak.
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Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial meningitis. To reduce swelling intravenous antibiotic consisting of corticosteroid can be prescribed before test results are produced. Immunization can help prevent certain forms of bacterial meningitis. Vaccines that prevent against Hib, pneumococcus and meningococcal ...
A sore throat that does not respond to initial medical treatment may be a sign of another cause. For example: mononucleosis (a sexually transmitted disease), tumors in the throat, meningitis, or acid reflux. See your doctor if you have been treated for strep throat and it has not improved...
Most sore throats will go away on their own as your body expels the virus. However, if you havestrep throat, that’s a bacterial infection, and you should get antibiotics. Strep throat symptoms A doctor will test you for strep throat if you have a sore throat, as well as: ...
According to one survey, cause groups were:3 Viral: 62.1% Unknown: 24.1% Bacterial: 14.1% Noninfectious: 3.5% Fungal: 2.7% Spread of Viral Meningitis Non-polio enteroviruses are the most common cause of meningitis, accounting for 51.6% of cases.3Nasal secretions and feces spread these viruses...
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