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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced aseptic meningitis and encephalitis: a case-series and narrative review

Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 2021
Background: Along with the increasing use of immune checkpoint inhibitors comes a surge in immune-related toxicity. Here, we review the currently available data regarding neurological immune adverse events, and more specifically aseptic meningitis and ...
Laure Thouvenin, Timothée Olivier, Giuseppe Banna, Alfredo Addeo, Alex Friedlaender   +4 more
doaj   +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

Aseptic meningitis as the initial presentation of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Tarassovi: two case reports and a literature review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Leptospirosis is a zoonotic illness caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. The disease spectrum ranges from a mild influenza-like presentation to a more serious Weil’s syndrome.
A. G. N. M. K. Bandara, G. Kalaivarny, Nilanka Perera, J. Indrakumar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expansion of neopterin and beta2-microglobulin in cerebrospinal fluid reaches maximum levels early and late in the course of human immunodeficiency virus infection [PDF]

, 1992
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Bogner, Johannes R., Goebel, Frank-Detlef, Junge-Hülsing, B., Kronawitter, Ursula, Matuschke, A., Sadri, Ifna   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Potent monoclonal antibodies against multidrug‐resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
A novel immunization strategy using a low‐virulence, multidrug‐resistant strain yields synergistic monoclonal antibodies against hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae. These antibodies provide cross‐serotype protection through a dual‐mechanism of pathogen clearance and immunomodulation, offering a promising non‐antibiotic therapeutic for resistant ...
Yushan Jiang, Zhuolin Li, Yang Yang, Zihan He, Tyuji Hoshino, Vladislav Victorovich Khrustalev, Qing Zhu, Weiling Wu, Wei Zhao, Chenguang Shen, Shi Ouyang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of bacterial meningitis based on cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in children

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013
Children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis are frequently treated with parenteral antibiotics, but only a few have bacterial meningitis. Although some clinical prediction rules, such as bacterial meningitis score, are of well-known value, the ...
Sofia Águeda, Teresa Campos, Ana Maia
doaj   +3 more sources

Serum procalcitonin in Egyptian patients with acute meningitis and a negative direct cerebrospinal fluid examination

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2014
Summary: Background: To reduce the morbidity and mortality related to bacterial meningitis, it is important to discriminate bacterial meningitis from aseptic meningitis during the acute phase of the disease, when the clinical symptoms are often similar.
Nadia A. Abdelkader, Waheed A. Mahmoud, Sally Mohamed Saber   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurological complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors: what happens when you \u27take the brakes off\u27 the immune system. [PDF]

, 2018
Patients with advanced malignancies treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors are at increased risk for developing immune-related neurological complications.
Dalakas, Marinos
core   +1 more source

Drug-induced aseptic meningitis

Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2023
Drug-induced aseptic meningitis is a rare but serious condition that should be suspected in patients with meningitis who test negative for a microbiological agent. The medical history is presented here of a woman with recurrent urinary tract infections where meningitis symptoms arose after repeated exposure to a frequently prescribed drug.
Camilla, Ågnes, Thomas, Schwartz, Else, Quist-Paulsen, Rebecca, Bhatti, Anne Mette, Njaastad, Jo, Fuglestved, Grunde, Wibetoe   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Naganishia uzbekistanensis: Diagnostic Challenges and Antifungal Resistance Profile

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract summarizes the laboratory characterization of Naganishia uzbekistanensis strain CY11558. The isolate shows distinct colony morphology, globular yeast cells with a fibrillar surface network under scanning electron microscopy, and a weakly positive cryptococcal antigen reaction.
Xin Fan, Xinfei Chen, Jin Li, Rongchen Dai, Pengjie Hu, Li Gu, Meng Xiao, Xiaomin Yu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source