TX: Clinic in Spring warns of bacterial meningitis exposure- child died

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Source: https://abc13.com/health/clinic-in-spring-warns-of-suspected-meningitis-exposure/5803357/

Clinic in Spring warns of suspected meningitis exposure
Bacterial meningitis can turn fatal in a matter of days, and you're more likely to catch it during the colder, drier months.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 9:32PM

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) -- A clinic in Spring is warning its patients of a suspected bacterial meningitis exposure.

According to a Facebook post by Express Family Clinic, a pediatric patient visited its office at 610 Rayford Rd. with a suspected case of the potentially fatal illness on Monday, Dec. 30.

The local health department later confirmed the case, the post stated.

The clinic urged anyone who was at the clinic between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and feels any symptoms to call Express Family at 281-742-0624 during regular business hours. Alternatively, people are urged to visit their local emergency room...

 

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Source: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lo...ho-died-had-bacterial-meningitis-14944021.php

5-year-old who died had bacterial meningitis, Spring clinic says
Houston Chronicle Jan. 1, 2020 Updated: Jan. 1, 2020 9:21 p.m.

A 5-year-old boy who died on Monday had bacterial meningitis, a clinic in Spring announced.

The Express Family Clinic announced on its website Wednesday that it had a suspected case of the illness in a pediatric patient which was “later confirmed by the local health department.”

The clinic said anyone who visited the clinic between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Monday and develops symptoms of meningitis should call the facility during business hours at 281-742-0624, KHOU first reported...