A partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a medical device startup could result in the creation of a rapid test for bacterial meningitis, according to a UAB News report.

Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have developed a new diagnostic test that can quickly and accurately diagnose bacterial meningitis. The test measures the CRP protein in cerebrospinal fluid, a protein ...

Nelesh P. Govender currently receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. South Africa has launched the world’s largest national screening ...

Clinicians at an A&E department in Northern Ireland are to start using a new test that rapidly detects meningitis, potentially speeding up diagnosis and saving lives. Credit: Ezume Images/Shutterstock ...

Meningitis is inflammation of the fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord that usually develops due to an infection. Type C meningitis is a type of bacterial meningitis caused by the bacteria ...

SAN ANTONIO -- A local clinical research company is looking for volunteers to test a new vaccine for a strand of meningitis not covered by the required vaccination. Radiant Research is looking for ...

DURHAM, N,C, (WTVD) -- A Duke University student has tested positive for bacterial meningitis. The undergraduate student was recently admitted to the hospital, the university said Monday. Duke Student ...

Dr. Randolph Chang, medical director of three Illinois clinics that used a possibly tainted steroid medication, says four patients received follow-up tests for meningitis and the results came back ...

Right now, neurologists don’t have one test that can identify multiple causes of inflammatory neurological diseases such as encephalitis and meningitis. But UC San Francisco researchers say their new ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – The Ingham County Health Department and Michigan State University are looking into reports of a case of bacterial meningitis in a non-MSU student who interacted with some ...