Two Santa Clara University students have been hospitalized with
meningococcal infections, according to school officials, and efforts are
underway to identify other possible cases of the life-threatening
illness.
Both undergraduate students tested positive for infection by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, Dean of Students Jeanne Rosenberger said in a letter to students and staff Wednesday.
One student began exhibiting symptoms Sunday and was taken to an
area hospital, where tests confirmed meningococcal meningitis, serogroup
B — an infection of the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord,
according to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department
.
On
Tuesday, county health officials learned that a second student had been
hospitalized with a confirmed bloodstream infection of Neisseria meningitidis.
“We share the university community’s concern and join
the students’ friends and family in wishing for a quick recovery,” the
health department said in a separate letter to students and staff.
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