Even people familiar with meningococcal disease are astonished at the rapidity with which this rare though deadly illness can ravage the body. Within hours, patients can go from perfectly healthy ...

Meningococcal disease progresses rapidly; early diagnosis and treatment is therefore very important. As early symptoms of this disease can be difficult to distinguish from those of common self ...

This survey demonstrates that management of meningococcal infections varies among infectious disease physicians, particularly between adult and pediatric specialists. Respondents reported ...

In February 2010, a quadrivalent conjugate vaccine (Menveo; Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics) was approved by the US FDA to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis ...

Meningitis, sometimes known as meningococcal disease, is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. It can affect anyone, but is most common in babies ...