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Results 1 - 10 of 15 for Meningococcal infection
  1. Meningococcal meningitis 
    ... People in close contact with someone who have meningococcal meningitis should be given antibiotics to prevent infection. Such people include: Household members Roommates in dormitories ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000608.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Meningococcal ACWY vaccine - what you need to know 
    ... available that can help protect against serogroup B. Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007602.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Meningococcal B vaccine - what you need to know 
    ... protect against serogroups A, C, W, and Y. Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007659.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Meningococcemia 
    Meningococcemia is an acute and potentially life-threatening infection of the bloodstream. ... Possible complications of this infection are: Arthritis Bleeding ... lead to low blood pressure ( Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome )
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001349.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Meningococcal lesions on the back (image) 
    Images ... Meningococcemia is a life-threatening infection that occurs when the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis invades the blood stream. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2938.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Reportable diseases 
    ... Leptospirosis Listeriosis Lyme disease Malaria Measles Melioidosis Meningitis (meningococcal disease) Mpox Mumps Novel influenza A virus infections Pertussis Pesticide-related illnesses and injuries Plague Poliomyelitis , ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Nasopharyngeal culture 
    ... whooping cough Neisseria meningitidis , the bacteria that cause meningococcal meningitis Staphylococcus aureus , the bacteria that cause staph infections Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) Viral infections such ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003747.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Laparoscopic spleen removal in adults - discharge 
    ... doctor if you should have these vaccines: Pneumococcal Meningococcal Haemophilus influenzae Flu shot (every year) Things you can do to help prevent infections: Avoid crowds for the first 2 weeks after ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000286.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Open spleen removal in adults - discharge 
    ... doctor if you should have these vaccines: Pneumococcal Meningococcal Haemophilus influenzae Flu shot (every year) Things you can do to help prevent infections: Avoid crowds for the first 2 weeks after ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000287.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome 
    WFS is fatal unless treatment for the bacterial infection is started right away and glucocorticoid drugs are given.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000609.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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