Bolzano. Caso sospetto di meningite in un asilo

Renee Galloway, a Microbiologist in the Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch (MSPB) in the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), is shown running PFGE gel (Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) for bacterial typing. The Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch is responsible for an eclectic group of bacterial infections and disease syndromes of public health importance. The Branch is organized into programs on meningitis (focusing on Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae), vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood (Bordetella pertussis and Corynebacterium diphtheriae), zoonotic (Bacillus anthracis, Brucella sps, and Leptospires) and nontuberculosis mycobacterial infections, and unexplained deaths and other emerging infections. Date: 2005 Content credits: / Maryam I. Daneshvar, PhD Photo credit: James Gathany Image storage: xxxxxxxxxxxxx Support File: CD_127_DH/ 042 URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/index.htm URL Title: CDC – Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases