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Escherichia coli K1 RS218 Interacts with Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells via Type 1 Fimbria Bacteria in the Fimbriated State [PDF]

, 2005
Escherichia coli K1 is a major gram-negative organism causing neonatal meningitis. E. coli K1 binding to and invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) are a prerequisite for E.
Cai, M., di Cello, F., Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Kim, K.J., Kim, K.S., Shin, S., Teng, C.H., Xie, Y.   +7 more
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Assessment of acute headache in adults - what the general physician needs to know. [PDF]

, 2018
Headache is common. Up to 5% of attendances to emergency departments and acute medical units are due to headache. Headache is classified as either primary (eg migraine, cluster headache) or secondary to another cause (eg meningitis, subarachnoid ...
Agrawal, Cappelen-Smith, Dodick, Hoffmann, Mac Grory, Macdonald, omi, Savitz, Sheikh, Solomon   +9 more
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Serum procalcitonin in bacterial & non-bacterial meningitis in children

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Bacterial meningitis is a paediatric emergency with high mortality and morbidity requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Clinically, it is often difficult to differentiate between bacterial and non-bacterial meningitis.
Shipra Chaudhary, Nisha Keshary Bhatta, Madhab Lamsal, Rajendra Kumar Chaudhari, Basudha Khanal   +4 more
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Unbiased Metagenomic Sequencing for Pediatric Meningitis in Bangladesh Reveals Neuroinvasive Chikungunya Virus Outbreak and Other Unrealized Pathogens. [PDF]

, 2019
The burden of meningitis in low-and-middle-income countries remains significant, but the infectious causes remain largely unknown, impeding institution of evidence-based treatment and prevention decisions.
Crawford, Emily D., de Bourcy, Charles, De Carvalho, Tiago Rodrigues, DeRisi, Joseph L., Dimitrov, Boris, Duggal, Nisha, Egger, Rebecca, Hasanuzzaman, Md, Islam, Maksuda, Juan, Yun-Fang, Kalantar, Katrina, Khan, Lillian M., Langelier, Charles, Li, Lucy M., Malaker, Roly, Mayday, Madeline Y., Rahman, Hafizur, Ramesh, Akshaya, Saha, Samir K., Saha, Senjuti, Sajib, M. S. I., Sheu, Jonathan, Tang, Jennifer, Tato, Cristina M., Wang, James, Wilson, Michael R.   +25 more
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Performance of lactate in discriminating bacterial meningitis from enteroviral meningitis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2019
The cytological and biochemical examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been used for the presumed diagnosis of bacterial meningitis until the final microbiological results are achieved.
Renan Barros Domingues, Gustavo Bruniera Peres Fernandes, Fernando Brunale Vilela de Moura Leite, Carlos Senne   +3 more
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Capsular profiling of the Cronobacter genus and the association of specific Cronobacter sakazakii and C. malonaticus capsule types with neonatal meningitis and necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Cronobacter sakazakii and C. malonaticus can cause serious diseases especially in infants where they are associated with rare but fatal neonatal infections such as meningitis and necrotising enterocolitis.
A Lehner, A Muller, A Rahman, AS Shashkov, C Iversen, C Iversen, C Whitfield, DL Daniels, E Hurrell, E Hurrell, E Jackson, E Kucerova, E Kucerova, EE Jackson, F Ramos-Morales, GI Dancer, H Kim, H Sonbol, J Caubilla-Barron, J Caubilla-Barron, J Kajimura, JR Mehall, K Butela, KA Jolley, KA Power, KG Jarvis, KG Jarvis, LL MacLean, LL MacLean, LM Willis, LS Harris, M Blažková, M Czerwicka, M Hobbs, M Scheepe-Leberkühne, MW Gilmour, N Mullane, N Navasa, NP Arbatsky, O Holy, O Holy, P. Ogrodzki, PN Danese, S Hariri, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Kumar, S. Forsythe, SJ Forsythe, SM Townsend, SM Townsend, T Carver, X Zogaj, Y Sun, Y Sun   +57 more
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The Infectious Disease Ontology in the Age of COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2021
The Infectious Disease Ontology (IDO) is a suite of interoperable ontology modules that aims to provide coverage of all aspects of the infectious disease domain, including biomedical research, clinical care, and public health.
Babcock, Shane, Beverley, John, Cowell, Lindsay G., Smith, Barry   +3 more
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Bacterial meningitis

Primary Care Update for OB/GYNS, 2000
With nearly 8,000 cases in the United States per year, and 2,000 deaths annually, bacterial meningitis continues to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality. The principal pathogens are Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, group B streptococci, and Hemophilus influenzae.
Division of Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA ( host institution ), Bartfield, Alison A ( author )   +1 more
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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Adults ≥65 Years, United States, 2011. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundSince the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae serotype b vaccine, H influenzae epidemiology has shifted. In the United States, the largest burden of disease is now in adults aged ≥65 years.
Bennett, Nancy, Blain, Amy, Briere, Elizabeth, Clark, Thomas, Cohn, Amanda, Farley, Monica M, Harrison, Lee H, Lexau, Catherine, MacNeil, Jessica, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Susan, Reingold, Arthur, Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wang, Xin   +15 more
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Diagnosing enterovirus meningitis via blood transcriptomics: an alternative for lumbar puncture?

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2019
Background Meningitis can be caused by several viruses and bacteria. Identifying the causative pathogen as quickly as possible is crucial to initiate the most optimal therapy, as acute bacterial meningitis is associated with a significant morbidity and ...
Esther Bartholomeus, Nicolas De Neuter, Annelies Lemay, Luc Pattyn, David Tuerlinckx, David Weynants, Koen Van Lede, Gerlant van Berlaer, Dominique Bulckaert, Tine Boiy, Ann Vander Auwera, Marc Raes, Dimitri Van der Linden, Helene Verhelst, Susanne Van Steijn, Tijl Jonckheer, Joke Dehoorne, Rik Joos, Hilde Jansens, Arvid Suls, Pierre Van Damme, Kris Laukens, Geert Mortier, Pieter Meysman, Benson Ogunjimi   +24 more
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