Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

Oct. 16, 2012— -- Jim McGuire said he was relieved when doctors told him his spinal tap tested negative for fungal meningitis last week, but his feeling of panic returned the next day when a ...

A spinal tap had revealed nothing about the source of the infection, so Pettit ordered a second one. ... Aspergillus, fungal meningitis, was thriving in Rybinski's spinal fluid.

Steroid-injection patients fear fungal meningitis, discuss spinal tap test. Oct. 11, 2012— -- Jim McGuire is unlikely to forget waiting in a hospital bed for the results of his spinal tap, as ...

If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms such as fever, neck stiffness, or confusion, it is important to seek ...

Meningitis, a serious infection that inflames the brain and spinal cord membranes, can have severe complications in infants.

If your doctor is suspicious your teenager has meningitis, they will send you to the ER where they may get a procedure called a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap. It's the only way to confirm the ...

Meningitis needs to be diagnosed rapidly through bloodwork and a spinal tap. This is a procedure done by a trained healthcare provider to get cerebrospinal fluid which can be tested for infection ...

Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, which are called the meninges. The illness is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection. In rare ...

A spinal tap was turning up no indicators except Dr. Pettit had a hunch and ordered a second one. This time they looked for fungal infection, and what she found was Aspergillus, fungal meningitis ...

Luol Deng had a spinal tap to test for viral meningitis; The test game back negative%2C but Deng missed Chicago%27s Game 6 loss to the Nets; Guard Kirk Hinrich also missed his second consecutive ...

Chicago Bulls star forward Luol Deng says he suffered serious complications following a spinal tap performed here in Chicago. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay.