Meningitis is an infection that causes the thin layers of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord ... or limb amputations due to sepsis. "Early recognition and treatment are critical ...

When bacterial meningitis leads to sepsis (a blood infection), also known ... include hearing loss or neurological damage, including brain damage and other problems with the nervous system.

BECCA Heritage had been enjoying her first weeks at University when she started vomiting “relentlessly”. “After hours of it ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are affected by sepsis every year ... does not fade when you roll a glass over it, the same as meningitis difficulty breathing, breathlessness or breathing ...

A programme that tracks and monitors infectious diseases across the country has seen a steady rise in certain disease cases ...

Becca Heritage - who has undergone a hand transplant - was put into a coma after continuously throwing up for hours ...

Cite this: A History of Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Treatment for Pediatric Sepsis: Moving Beyond Steroid Pulp Fiction Toward Evidence-based Medicine - Medscape - Nov 01, 2007. Jerry J. Zimmerman ...

The risk of concomitant sepsis (urinary tract infections complicated by bacteremia or meningitis) varied significantly between infants with 0–9 and those with greater than 9 leukocytes/hpf in ...

Meningitis is an infection of the membranes ... If not treated, it can be very serious and could cause life-threatening sepsis or permanent brain or nerve damage. Vaccinations are available ...