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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
openaire   +3 more sources

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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Tuberculous meningitis: new tools and new approaches required [version 1; peer review: not peer reviewed] [PDF]

, 2019
Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis and causes widespread mortality and morbidity. Understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis is incomplete, and the optimal diagnosis and treatment are poorly defined.
Thwaites, Guy, International Tuberculous Meningitis Research Consortium, Seddon, James   +2 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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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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Advanced Materials for Biologics Delivery to Brain Tumors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Material innovation is central to unlocking the therapeutic potential of biologics against many central nervous system diseases, including brain cancer. By engineering carriers with controlled transport, targeting, and release properties, advanced materials can overcome the blood–brain barrier and tumor microenvironment, improving the delivery of ...
Yuran Feng, Yuxue Cao, Maria Kavallaris, Taskeen Janjua, Amirali Popat   +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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Serum procalcitonin in viral and bacterial meningitis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background: In children with meningitis, there is a difficulty to verify the etiology as viral or bacterial. Therefore, intensive research has been carried out to find new and rapid diagnostic methods for differentiating bacterial from viral meningitis ...
Usama M Alkholi, Nermin Abd Al-monem, Ayman A Abd El-Azim, Mohamed H Sultan   +3 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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Early Endoscopic Repair of Traumatic Skull Base Dural Injuries: Challenging the Dogma of Conservative Management

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Traditional management of traumatic skull base dural injury has often favored observation and conservative therapy, despite the risk of delayed intracranial complications. This paradigm originated when operative intervention required craniotomy and carried significant morbidity.
Jessica W. Grayson, Madeline P. Bald, Lauren McLeod, Adam J. Skelton, Nicolaus D. Knight, Do‐Yeon Cho, Justin Turner, Hari Jeyarajan, Kristen O. Riley, Bradford A. Woodworth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source