Meningitis, three new cases in Tuscany in a few hours – The NINETEENTH Century

the Staff of the pediatric Hospital Meyer of Florence to work in the laboratory of immunology of the hospital (picture archive)

twenty-year-old from prato came to the emergency room of the hospital of Prato in the late evening of yesterday. The girl was immediately admitted to the Intensive care unit of the Hospital of Santo Stefano, Prato. Also in this case, health professionals have suspected immediately that it was sepsis from meningococcus, and have immediately subjected the patient to the appropriate therapy. Subsequent analysis performed at the pediatric hospital Meyer, which is the reference center for the laboratory investigations confirmed the presence of meningitis or meningococcal C. Also in this case, the Service of public Hygiene and nutrition of the Department of Prevention of Prato, has promptly turned on all the procedures for the prophylaxis and are subjected, already from the early hours of this morning, antibiotic coverage, the family members and the people in the 10 days prior to onset of symptoms of the patient had close contact and close with the girl. During the epidemiologica l investigation in order to reconstruct the places frequented by the young, always in the period of 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

In the morning of today, the investigation of a third case: a man of 83 years, a resident of Venturina (Livorno) was hospitalized in the Infectious Diseases department at the hospital of Livorno with a diagnosis of meningitis from haemophilus type B. “This disorder, he explained, the Asl – does not involve prophylaxis for the subjects who came in contact with the elderly”. The patient’s condition is serious and the prognosis is reserved.

In 2015, the cases of meningitis notified were a total of 38: 31 meningococcal C, 6 B, 1 W, 1 not known. In 2016, the notified cases were 38: 29th of strain C, 6 B, 1 W, 1 X, 1 non-typeable. you must add the last three cases, two of type B, and one C. From the beginning of the vaccination campaign outstanding (end of April 2015) to November 30, 2016, were administered in total 735.865 vaccinations: 198.731 in the age group of 11-20 years; 333.369 in the range 20-45; 203.765 from 45 years of age. As of November 30, is which has acceded to the 77% of pediatricians and family 86% of the doctors of general medicine.

A man over 70 years old, finally, was hospitalized in the city of Terni yesterday with a suspected meningitis, in infectious diseases department. The health claim on the fact that it is in fact a meningeal irritation, probably due to a strong form of sinusitis, without any risk of direct infection from person to person.

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