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An unusual Case of Meningitis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 3, Page e62-e64, 2015., 2015
Pasteurella multocida is a rare cause of bacterial meningitis. A 56‐year‐old man with several pets developed a profoundly decreased level of consciousness following left tympanomastoidectomy. Lumbar puncture produced cerebrospinal fluid with the typical findings of meningitis (low glucose, high protein, high leukocytes). Cultures from the cerebrospinal
Eric DR Pond, Sameh El-Bailey, Duncan Webster   +2 more
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Characterization of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis from Atlantic Canada, 2009 To 2013: With Special Reference to the Nonpolysaccharide Vaccine Targets (Pora, Factor H Binding Protein, Neisseria Heparin‐Binding Antigen and Neisseria Adhesin A)

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 6, Page 299-304, 2015., 2015
BACKGROUND: Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB) has always been a major cause of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada. With the successful implementation of a meningitis C conjugate vaccine, the majority of IMD in Canada is now caused by MenB. OBJECTIVE: To investigate IMD case isolates in Atlantic Canada from 2009 to 2013.
Raymond SW Tsang, Dennis KS Law, Rita R Gad, Tim Mailman, Gregory German, Robert Needle   +5 more
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Efficacy of an Intrathecal Multidrug Infusion for Pain Control in Older Adults and in End‐Stage Malignancies: A Report of Three Cases

Pain Research and Management, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page 118-122, 2015., 2015
The aim of the present study was to explore the effectiveness of an alternative method to manage pain based on a time‐limited intrathecal (IT) infusion of an analgesic medication mixture. Three patients (69, 64 and 94 years of age) with intractable and poorly controlled pain due to bed sores, pelvic metastatic mass, and thoracic vertebra and rib ...
Sadegh Abdolmohammadi, Pierre-Olivier Hétu, Andrée Néron, Gilbert Blaise   +3 more
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Parents’ and Adolescents’ Willingness to be Vaccinated Against Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease during a Mass Vaccination in Saguenay–Lac‐St‐Jean (Quebec)

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 3, Page 163-167, 2015., 2015
A mass vaccination campaign with the 4CMenB vaccine (Bexsero®; Novartis Pharmaceutical Canada Inc) was launched in a serogroup B endemic area in Quebec. A telephone survey was conducted to assess parental and adolescent opinions about the acceptability of the vaccine.
Eve Dubé, Dominique Gagnon, Denis Hamel, Sylvie Belley, Hélène Gagné, Nicole Boulianne, Monique Landry, Julie A Bettinger   +7 more
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Meningite tuberculosa

Revista Portuguesa de Doenças Infecciosas (RPDI), 2021
Introdução:A meningite tuberculosa é rara, mas potencialmente grave e o seu diagnóstico representa um enorme desafio. Caso clínico: Indivíduo do sexo masculino, 86 anos, com antecedentes de hipertensão arterial, diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e polimialgia reumática, sob terapêutica com corticoide sistémico e metotrexato.
Filipa Bacalhau Lima, P. Costa, F. Carreiro, M. Rocha, A. Prisca, L. Dias   +5 more
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Evolução do comportamento auditivo após meningite bacteriana: relato de caso Auditory behaviour monitoring after bacterial meningitis: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1997
A deficiência auditiva adquirida tem nas meningites bacterianas a sua principal etiologia e pouco tem-se dito a respeito da evolução para melhora ou piora do comportamento auditivo após a alta hospitalar.
Ida Lichtig, Maria Inês Vieira Couto, Silvia Roberta Gesteira Monteiro, Erasmo Barbante Casella, Yassahuko Okay, Jessy Navarro   +5 more
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The Role of Pediatricians as Key Stakeholders in Influencing Immunization Policy Decisions for the Introduction of Meningitis B Vaccine in Canada: The Ontario Perspective

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 4, Page 183-190, 2015., 2015
As key stakeholders in immunization policy decisions, the Pediatricians of Ontario held an accredited conference on January 18, 2014, to discuss prevention of invasive meningococcal disease. Five key recommendations were put forth regarding immunization strategies to protect children from meningococcal serogroup B disease.
Hirotaka Yamashiro, Nora Cutcliffe, Simon Dobson, David Fisman, Ronald Gold   +4 more
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Impacto da vacina conjugada contra Streptococcus pneumoniae em doenças invasivas Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the prevention of invasive pneumococcal diseases

Jornal de Pediatria, 2006
OBJETIVOS: Rever os estudos que avaliam o impacto da vacina conjugada 7-valente na incidência de doenças invasivas por pneumococo e analisar o possível impacto dessa vacina no Brasil.
Lucia Ferro Bricks, Eitan Berezin
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Bacterial Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 5, Page 249-251, 2014., 2014
Elevation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cell count is a key sign in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. However, there have been reports of bacterial meningitis with no abnormalities in initial CSF testing. This type of presentation is extremely rare in adult patients. Here, a case involving an 83‐year‐old woman who was later diagnosed with bacterial
Ryota Hase, Naoto Hosokawa, Makito Yaegashi, Kiyoharu Muranaka   +3 more
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A Brief Report of West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease in the Summer of 2012 in Hamilton, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 24-26, 2014., 2014
West Nile neuroinvasive disease is a severe infectious disease that is associated with a high mortality rate, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Physicians who are aware of its clinical presentations may be able to order diagnostic tests more appropriately and avoid inappropriate treatment.
Lei Jiao, Cheryl Main
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