Meningitis in Carpi, a 48 year old grave – Chronicle

Carpi (Modena), November 27, 2018 – A 48-year-old man Carpi was touched by some form of meningitis bacterial pneumococcal. The man is hospitalized in severe conditions "but stationary" at the city hospital.

He gives news of theausl from Modena, who states: "The exams arrived this afternoon have already allowed to exclude the meningococcus as triggering reason and it is therefore not necessary prophylaxis antibiotic contact with the patient. "As a precaution, at night, prophylaxis was performed at the health center. volunteers of the Red Cross and the health staff who provided badistance ".

The patient was taken by ambulance to the center first aid at 22 yesterday. "Since the first badessment – reads the health care company – there is suspicion of bacterial meningitis". I've been caught samples necessary to confirm the diagnosis and identify the triggering agent; "The man was immediately hospitalized in intensive care, in accordance with the precautions and isolation procedures provided by the company protocols".