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Cerebrospinal lactate dehydrogenase and serum procalcitonin in the diagnosis of meningitis

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, 2019
Background Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain, spinal cord, and the intervening cerebrospinal fluid.. Aim The aim of this paper was to assess the diagnostic role of cerebrospinal lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and serum ...
Sayed M Farouk, Taha S Hussein, Mahmoud I Basstawy, Nagla R Abdel Moniem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chiari I Malformation: Review and Update of Current Treatment Options

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pathophysiology of Chiari malformation type I (CM‐I) is complex, involving structural abnormalities at the craniovertebral junction that result in herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. In this study, we aim to present and evaluate current treatment options for CM‐I, with a focus on evidence‐based clinical ...
Jordan J. Lo, Shuhei Shiino, Stephen Z. Shapiro, Brianna L. Hines, Noritaka Komune, Carmine Antonio Donofrio, Filippo Badaloni, Antonio Fioravanti, Joseph Lockwood, C. J. Bui, Aaron S. Dumont, R. Shane Tubbs   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Varicella-zoster virus meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia in a young immunocompetent adult without rash: A case report and literature review

IDCases, 2018
Overt aseptic meningitis rarely complicates varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in young and immunocompetent adults. Many of the cases of VZV meningitis are associated with an exanthem.
Nikolaos Spernovasilis, Athanasia Milioni, Ioannis Gialamas, Evangelos Kokorakis, Garufallia Fanti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacteremia in horses undergoing routine dental prophylaxis: Before, during, and after the procedure

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Transient bacteremia after dental procedures is well‐documented in the literature, but the prevalence and clinical significance in horses remains largely unexplored. Objectives To assess whether routine dental prophylaxis in clinically healthy horses is associated with detection of bacteria in blood, using culture and 16S rDNA ...
Allison Dockery, Canaan Whitfield‐Cargile, Vanessa Knopp, Taylor Sinay   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study of aseptic meningitis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2006
Background The seasonality, clinical and radiographic features and outcome of aseptic meningitis have been described for regional outbreaks but data from a wider geographic area is necessary to delineate the epidemiology of this condition.
Robinson Joan L, Strong James, Husain Entesar, Baerg Krista, Al-Hosni Mohammed, Forgie Sarah E, Langley Joanne M, Chawla Rupesh, Lee Bonita E, Allen Upton, Law Barbara J, Dobson Simon, Davies H Dele   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis of bacteraemia in neonatal foals using 16S rRNA high‐throughput sequencing

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in foals. Early diagnosis can improve outcome but is complicated by non‐specific clinical signs and delayed confirmation of infection via blood culture. Molecular assays represent a rapid and more sensitive alternative.
Flavie Payette, Alicia E. Long, Weiming Hu, Kyle Bittinger, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Darko Stefanovski, Michelle Abraham, Maia R. Aitken   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Ceftriaxone as a Monotherapy and Amoxicillin With Clavulanic Acid as Combination Therapy in Surgical Prophylaxis

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is crucial in preventing postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs), especially in clean and clean‐contaminated surgeries. It was a prospective comparative observational study that compared the effectiveness and safety of single‐dose ceftriaxone monotherapy with amoxicillin–clavulanic acid as a ...
Anayat Ullah, Arsh Ali, Md Nematullah, Suriya Kumar Singh, Anant Singh Paliwal, Najish Parveen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

MENINGITIS ASÉPTICA DE RARA ETIOLOGÍA

Revistas Argentina de Medicina, 2019
Presentamos el caso de un paciente con meningoencefalitis aséptica con evolución tórpida y desenlace fatal a pesar del tratamiento instituido contra el agente etiológico identificado en el cultivo del líquido cefalorraquídeo (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).
Eliana G Roggero, Nicolás S Rocchetti, Sheila Diodati, Noelia B Acosta Pedemonte, Gabriela Torresan, Damián Lerman Tenenbaum, Andrés Taborro, Claudio J Settecase, Daniel H Bagilet   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Clinical progress note: Mumps

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Mumps was a common childhood viral illness before the implementation of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination in 1967. There was a significant decrease in mumps cases in the postvaccine era; however, there has been an increase in outbreaks in the United States over the past two decades.
Sarah Ludvigsen, Mati Segev
wiley   +1 more source

The Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid Polymerase Chain Reaction Test in the Diagnosis of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2020
: Background: Non-polio enteroviruses (EVs) are emerged as the most common pathogens of aseptic meningitis in children. In this study we aimed to evaluate clinical, laboratory, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and the usefulness of CSF EV polymerase ...
Ozge Metin, Ayşe Kaman, Şükrü Güner, Celil Uysal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source