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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Chronic Otitis Media Complications: A 20‐Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Hospital

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Chronic otitis media (COM) is a major public health concern, particularly in developing countries. Although complications have decreased with modern antibiotics, they still cause significant morbidity and mortality. This study analyzed the clinical features, bacteriological profiles, and treatment outcomes of COM complications at a ...
Viraporn Atchariyasathian, Nipit Tangchitnob   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estudi experimental del tractament de la meningitis pneumocòcica produïda per soques resistents a cefalosporines de tercera generació. Virulència, eficàcia i resposta inflamatòria [PDF]

, 2006
[cat] La meningitis pneumocòcica és una malaltia associada a una elevada mortalitat (20-40) i a l'aparició de seqüeles neurològiques en un 30% dels pacients, nens i adults, que sobreviuen.
Ribes Miravet, Sandra
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Draf III in the Acute Phase of Pott's Puffy Tumor: A Scoping Review

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is a rare but serious sequela of frontal sinusitis characterized by osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with subperiosteal abscess formation. Surgical management has traditionally been delayed until resolution of the acute infection.
Sahil Kakar, Haris Ali, Husnaa Fathima Ali Azamathullah Khan, Rameez Amjad, Akshara Sharma, Muhammad Daoud Tariq, Muhammad Sohaib Shahid, Shahzada Khuram Ahmed, Haissan Iftikhar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis.

, 1999
Bacterial meningitis is fatal in 5% to 40% of patients and causes neurologic sequelae in up to 30% of survivors. Much has been learned recently about the mechanisms that lead to brain injury during meningitis.
Leib, Stephen, Täuber, Martin G.
core   +1 more source

Bacterial meningitis in Nottingham [PDF]

Journal of Hygiene, 1983
SUMMARYRecords of 171 cases of bacterial meningitis admitted to Nottingham hospitals from January 1974 to June 1980 were reviewed. The distribution of organisms producing meningitis and the factors influencing mortality in different age groups were assessed.
openaire   +2 more sources

Use of sterile gowns for single‐shot spinal anaesthesia: consensus guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association, Regional Anaesthesia UK, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction International guideline recommendations vary on the use of sterile gowns during spinal anaesthesia. There is limited evidence of benefit for their routine use and debate about environmental, financial and clinical costs and benefits.
Caroline Phillips, Manpreet Bahra, Yavor Metodiev, James H. Bamber, Dónall Ó Cróinín, Li Fang, Lucy Brooks, Helgi Jóhannsson, Nat Haslam, Archana Shrivathsa, Paul Southall, Cliff Shelton, Delphi collaborators, Alan J. R. Macfarlane, Archana Shrivathsa, Athmaja Thottungal, Caroline Phillips, Charlotte Oliver, Claire Abeysekera, Cliff Shelton, David Hewson, Dominique Nuala Lucas, Dónall Ó Cróinín, Emma Wain, Felicity Plaat, Gretel Davidson, Helgi Jóhannsson, Ian Blenkharn, Jaime Greenwood, James H. Bamber, Jane Pilsbury, Jenny Ferry, Joanna Marriott, Li Fang, Lloyd Turbitt, Lucy Brooks, Manpreet Bahra, Nat Haslam, Owen O'Sullivan, Philip Barclay, Rachel Mathers, Rebecca Knagg, Rosemary M. G. Hogg, Stephen Smith, Yavor Metodiev, Yasmin Poonawala   +45 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infection control in the brain and the eye

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early diagnosis model for meningitis supports public health decision making.

, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To develop a predictive model for rapid differential diagnosis of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia to support public health decisions on chemoprophylaxis for contacts.
Ejidokun, Oluwatoyin O, Meltzer, Margie, Neville Q. Verlander, Fraser, Graham, Meltzer, M, Oluwatoyin O. Ejidokun, Rehman, Yasmin, Verlander, Neville Q, Ninis, Nelly, Margie Meltzer, Nelly Ninis, Muir, Peter, Fraser, G, Verlander, NQ, Rehman, Y, Close, RM, James M. Stuart, Graham Fraser, Peter Muir, Muir, P, Stuart, James M, Stuart, JM, Rebecca M. Close, Yasmin Rehman, Close, Rebecca M, Ejidokun, OO   +25 more
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The Paediatric BCG Vaccine Century: From Historical Success to Future Innovations

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacille‐Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), protects infants against severe forms of primary TB. Yet, it does not protect against pulmonary reactivation TB in adults. Methods A literature review was conducted between 1st January and 28th February 2025 using PubMed, Google Scholar and reports of the World Health ...
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological characteristics and disease burden of bacterial meningitis in hospitalized children in China: a 6-year nationwide retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Bacterial meningitis is a severe infectious disease. Study of bacterial meningitis of children in recent years are limited. It is unclear whether there have been any changes in the epidemiological characteristics of bacterial meningitis during the years ...
Linlin Liu, Xinyu Wang, Lingyun Guo, Tianming Chen, Bing Hu, Binglin Jian, Guoshuang Feng, Yueping Zeng, Gang Liu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source