Chemical Meningitis after Spinal or Epidural Anesthesia [PDF]
Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2014 Background: Chemical meningitis results from foreign materials causing inflammation to the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) study of chemical meningitis mimics bacterial meningitis. Case Report: We report three cases
Seung Ha Lee, Myung jun Lee, Won-Joo Kim
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Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 BACKGROUND The MenAfriNet Consortium supports strategic implementation of case-based meningitis surveillance in key high-risk countries of the African meningitis belt: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Togo.
Heidi M. Soeters +21 more
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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. +7 more
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Targeting the complement system in bacterial meningitis
Brain : a journal of neurology, 2019 Morbidity and mortality in bacterial meningitis are driven by an uncontrolled host inflammatory response. Koelman et al. evaluate the detrimental role of the complement system in spurring this inflammation, and conclude that anaphylatoxin C5a is a ...
D. Koelman, M. Brouwer, D. van de Beek
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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 +9 more
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Genome analysis of a highly virulent serotype 1 strain of streptococcus pneumoniae from West Africa [PDF]
, 2012 Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia, estimated to cause 2 million deaths annually. The majority of pneumococcal mortality occurs in developing countries, with serotype 1 a leading cause in these areas.
Chinelo Ebruke +8 more
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JAMA Network Open, 2019 Key Points Question Are febrile neonates (in the first month of life) at higher risk for bacteremia and bacterial meningitis than febrile infants in their second month of life?
E. Biondi +6 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. +25 more
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Community-acquired Bacterial Meningitis in Adults With Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a risk factor for developing bacterial meningitis. Methods We analyzed episodes of community-acquired bacterial meningitis associated with CSF leakage from a prospective nationwide cohort study. Results CSF
Liora Ter Horst +3 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 +3 more
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