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A prospective study of mortality from cryptococcal meningitis following treatment induction with 1200 mg oral fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: We have previously reported high ten-week mortality from cryptococcal meningitis in Malawian adults following treatment-induction with 800 mg oral fluconazole (57% [33/58]).
Allain, TJ, Rothe, Camilla, Jassi, Chikondi, Feasey, NA, Gnanadurai, Roshina, Feasey, Nicholas A, Lalloo David G., Goodson, P, Gaskell Katherine M., Harrison Thomas S., Rothe, C, Sloan, DJ, Goodson, Patrick, Katherine M Gaskell, Nicholas A Feasey, Lalloo, DG, Heyderman Robert S., Camilla Rothe, Lalloo, David G, Sloan Derek J., Gaskell, Katherine M, Sloan, Derek J, Jassi, C, Roshina Gnanadurai, Gaskell, KM, Jassi Chikondi, Harrison, Thomas S, Sloan, Derek J., Gaskell, Katherine M., Harrison, TS, Lalloo, David G., Harrison, Thomas S., Heyderman, Robert S, Goodson Patrick, Allain Theresa J., Thomas S Harrison, Chikondi Jassi, Derek J Sloan, David G Lalloo, Gnanadurai, R, Patrick Goodson, Rothe Camilla, Robert S Heyderman, Gnanadurai Roshina, Allain, Theresa J, Feasey Nicholas A., Allain, Theresa J., Theresa J Allain, Feasey, Nick; id_orcid, Heyderman, RS, Feasey, Nicholas A., Lalloo, David; id_orcid, Heyderman, Robert S.   +52 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
doaj   +1 more source

ASSESSMENT OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF CEREBEROSPINAL FLUID INTERLEUKIN-8 LEVEL IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH MENINGITIS [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2016
Meningitis necessitates immediate diagnosis and therapy. It is important to distingu- ish bacterial from aseptic meningitis, as this help to avoid complications and unnece- ssary antibiotic use.
LAMIAA ADEL, FATMA ALI-ELDIN, MUBARAK HUSSIEN   +2 more
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Clinical Prediction Rule for Distinguishing Bacterial From Aseptic Meningitis.

, 2020
New biomarkers like procalcitonin and C-reactive protein may help design an accurate decision support tool used to identify children with pleocytosis at low or high risk of bacterial meningitis.
Fernandez, Catarina Livana, Benito, Javier, Mintegi, Santiago, Duran, Isabel, Garcia, Silvia, Martin, Maria Jose, Arana-Arri, Eunate, Hernandez-Bou, Susanna   +7 more
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A Prospective Longitudinal Study of the Clinical Outcomes from Cryptococcal Meningitis following Treatment Induction with 800 mg Oral Fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common neurological infection in HIV infected patients in Sub Saharan Africa, where gold standard treatment with intravenous amphotericin B and 5 flucytosine is often unavailable or difficult to ...
Mavuto Mukaka, Rothe, Camilla, Feasey, NA, Tom Harrison, van Oosterhout Joep J., Denis, Brigitte, Lalloo David G., Goodson, P, Rothe, C, Jean Chikafa, Sloan, DJ, Goodson, Patrick, Nicholas A Feasey, Mukaka, Mavuto, Joep J van Oosterhout, Lalloo, DG, Allain, T, Heyderman Robert S., Camilla Rothe, Harrison, T, Sloan Derek J., Harrison, Tom, Harrison Tom, Sloan, Derek J., Allain Theresa, Mukaka, M, Lalloo, David G., Theresa Allain, Goodson Patrick, Denis, B, van Oosterhout, JJ, Chikafa, Jean, Derek J Sloan, David G Lalloo, Chikafa, J, Patrick Goodson, Brigitte Denis, Rothe Camilla, Robert S Heyderman, Feasey Nicholas A., Chikafa Jean, van Oosterhout, Joep J., Mukaka Mavuto, Allain, Theresa, Feasey, Nick; id_orcid, Heyderman, RS, Feasey, Nicholas A., Denis Brigitte, Lalloo, David; id_orcid, Heyderman, Robert S.   +49 more
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Unlocking the Potential of MXene‐Based Electrochemical Biosensors: A Review of Biofunctionalization Strategies and Biosensing Principles

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electrochemical biosensors enable the accurate and timely detection of clinical biomarkers, improving healthcare and precision medicine. MXene nanosheets, a class of 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, are promising materials for developing next‐generation electrochemical biosensors due to their unique physicochemical ...
Muhsin Ali, Sharat Chandra Barman, Isobel Steer, Aya H. Alshareef, Dana Alsulaiman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates Responsible for Invasive Infections in Poland in 2018–2023

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction Haemophilus influenzae is a human-specific Gram-negative bacterium responsible for respiratory tract infection, sepsis, and meningitis. The study aimed to investigate the epidemiology, serotype distribution, and mechanisms of beta-lactam ...
Marlena Kiedrowska, Kinga Błaszczyk, Agnieszka Gołębiewska, Waleria Hryniewicz, Alicja Kuch, Patrycja Ronkiewicz, Izabela Wróbel-Pawelczyk, Anna Skoczyńska   +7 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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PREDICTING NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ACUTE BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN VERSUS ADULTS [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2019
This study determined the predictors for neurological complications of bacterial meningitis in children versus adult patients. This is a prospective study that enrolled 155 Egyptian patients with suspected acute bacterial meningitis (80 children less ...
MOAZ HEIKEL, DALIA GHORABA, M. FARID, REEM ELMESSIERY, NADIA ABDELKADER, OMAIMA ELHENAWY   +5 more
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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care—Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is characterized by immune‐mediated inflammation of the brain parenchyma, presenting with various neurological syndromes, including but not limited to seizures, altered consciousness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and movement disorders.
Suneesh Thilak, David Okoh, William Scotton, Shanika Samarasekera, Vikram Patil, Suresh Renukappa, Andrew Macduff, Subashini Suresh, Rajeev Krishnadas, Tonny Veenith   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source