High mortality from pneumococcal meningitis in children with SCD
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High mortality from pneumococcal meningitis in children with SCD
Meningitis — an inflammation of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord — remains associated with a case-fatality rate of nearly 30% in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to the findings of a new two-decade study from France. This is despite vaccinations for SCD children against the pneumococcal bacteria that cause meningitis and other diseases. Per the researchers, this study demonstrated that, in most cas…
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