background and objectives: neisseria meningitidis is transmitted from person-to-person. thus, close contact with a healthy carrier can facilitate the spread of the bacteria and lead to life-threatening meningococcal disease. the aim of this study was to identify oropharyngeal carriers of n. meningitidis in volunteers preparing for military service before vaccination. materials and methods: in a...

Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide, especially in children. Early diagnosis and empiric antibiotic treatment have led to a reduction in morbidity and mortality. The value of the traditional gold standard diagnostic tests, blood culture and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture, has been adversely affected by preadmission use of parenteral penicillin and fewer ...

Among the potential hazards of working in a mortuary and handling corpses, the risk of infectious disease acquisition is well-documented, and warrants attention. The main biological risk in this environment is due to infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, blood-borne hepatitis, and agents responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, such as variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disea...

Objective: To determine the frequency of Hemophilus Influenzae type b, streptococcus pneumonia and Niesseria Meningitidis outcome in culture proven meningitis children 6 months to 24 age admitted ward. Study Design: Cross Sectional Analytical study. Setting: Pediatric Medical Unit Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Period: January 2019 December 2019. Material & Methods: A total 220 eith...

background and objectives : bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections and should be treated as emergency. as it has significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world, every country should have precise information regarding the etiological agents of disease and populations at risk to design public health prevention strategy. in the present study in addition of evaluation ...