MENINGITIS AND BLOOD POISONING New ‘Superbug’ Meningitis C Meningitis C “superbugs” that are impervious to vaccines could pose a new threat to children, new research has claimed. Scientists in the UK have identified three...
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Meningitec suspension for injection in pre-filled syringe Meningococcal serogroup C oligosaccharide conjugate vaccine (adsorbed). 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION To the top of the page One dose (0.5ml) contains: Neisseria meningitidis...
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A DEVASTATED couple were told to “prepare for the worst” after their three-year-old son contracted meningitis C. Little Euan Couttie developed septicaemia, the blood poisoning form of the disease, and heartbroken mum and dad Siobhan, 32, and...
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Context An outbreak of meningococcal disease in Quebec province prompted a mass immunization program. The impact of this campaign on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease has not been studied. Objectives To study the impact of a mass...
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When Ohio University freshman Andrea Robinson felt sick in February, she and her father thought it was the flu. They had heard about several cases of meningitis on campus, but she reminded her father that she was vaccinated against the disease so...
Read more Serogroup C meningococcal conjugate vaccines were introduced in Greece in 2001, and although no cases of serogroup C meningococcal disease were recorded in 2004, a steady increase was observed since 2005. In this study, serum bactericidal...
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Two batches of Meningitis C vaccine which were distributed in January and February of 2009 are being recalled as they were found to contain Staphylococcus aureus, a potientially dangerous bacteria. Hundreds, if not thousands of babies could have...
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