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Successful Management of Nosocomial Ventriculitis and Meningitis Caused by Extensively Drug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Austria

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page e88-e90, 2013., 2013
Nosocomial infections caused by the Gram‐negative coccobacillus Acinetobacter baumannii have substantially increased over recent years. Because Acinetobacter is a genus with a tendency to quickly develop resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents, therapy is often complicated, requiring the return to previously used drugs. The authors report a case of
M Hoenigl, M Drescher, G Feierl, T Valentin, G Zarfel, K Seeber, R Krause, AJ Grisold   +7 more
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DIAGNÓSTICOS DE ENFERMAGEM EM PACIENTES COM MENINGITE: UMA PROPOSTA DE INTERVENÇÕES DE ENFERMAGEM

Revista de Ciências da Saúde Nova Esperança, 2005
O presente estudo exploratório-descritivo teve como objetivo identificar diagnósticos de enfermagem segundo a CIPE - Versão Beta em pacientes com meningite e elaborar uma proposta de intervenções de enfermagem.
Maria Izabel Leite da Silva, Rosa Rita da C. Marques   +1 more
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Emergence of Non‐Serotype b Encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae as a Cause of Pediatric Meningitis in Northwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 13-16, 2013., 2013
Before the introduction of the conjugate vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children. Although successful in reducing Hib cases, the vaccine confers no protection against other serotypes of H influenzae, such as a (Hia), or f (Hif).
Pouya Sadeghi-Aval, Raymond SW Tsang, Frances B Jamieson, Marina Ulanova   +3 more
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Prognóstico audiológico tardio relacionado à meningite em lactentes [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2004
INTRODUÇÃO: Déficit auditivo tem sido considerado uma das principais manifestações tardias das meningites, sobretudo quando esta ocorre nos dois primeiros anos de vida.
Luzia Poliana Anjos, Fernanda Queirós, Maria Cecília Pereira, Marcela Brandão, Ailton Melo, Rita Lucena   +5 more
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‘Bobo‐Newton Syndrome’: An Unwanted Gift from Man’s Best Friend

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 24, Issue 4, Page 209-214, 2013., 2013
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a facultative Gram‐negative bacillus that is typically a constituent of the oral flora of dogs and cats. It was first isolated by Bobo and Newton in 1976 from a man presenting with meningitis following a dog bite. Transmission to humans follows various animal‐related injuries, which may be gross or subtle.
Kristin Y Popiel, Donald C Vinh
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Doença pneumocócica invasiva em crianças e adolescentes soropositivos para HIV Invasive pneumococcal disease in HIV seropositive children and adolescents

Jornal de Pediatria, 2008
OBJETIVO: Doença Invasiva Pneumocócica (DPI) afeta crianças principalmente menores de 5 anos, idosos e grupos de risco, especialmente pessoas infectadas pelo vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV).
Sonia M. Mattei, Luiza Helena Falleiros-Carvalho, Nilton J. F. Cavalcante   +2 more
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Caulobacter Species as a Cause of Postneurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 1, Page e10-e12, 2012., 2012
Caulobacter species have been rarely found to be a cause of human infection. A case of probable Caulobacter species meningitis occurring postneurosurgery in a pediatric patient is reported in the present article. Gram stain and colony morphology of the isolate were not consistent with the identification provided by commercial phenotypic identification ...
Natalie Bridger, Andrew Walkty, Maryanne Crockett, Sergio Fanella, Kim Nichol, James A Karlowsky   +5 more
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Fungal colonization of the brain: anatomopathological aspects of neurological cryptococcosis

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015
Brain infection by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans results in an estimated 500,000 human deaths per annum. Colonization of the central nervous system (CNS) by C.
ANA CAROLINE COLOMBO, MARCIO L. RODRIGUES   +1 more
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A Vignette‐Based Survey to Assess Clinical Decision Making Regarding Antibiotic Use and Hospitalization of Patients with Probable Aseptic Meningitis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page 125-129, 2012., 2012
BACKGROUND: The many etiologies of meningitis influence disease severity – most viral causes are self‐limiting, while bacterial etiologies require antibiotics and hospitalization. Aided by laboratory findings, the physician judges whether to admit and empirically treat the patient (presuming a bacterial cause), or to treat supportively as if it were ...
Glenn Patriquin, Jill Hatchette, Kevin Forward   +2 more
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Vacinação contra Haemophilus influenzae tipo b: proteção a longo prazo Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination: long term protection

Jornal de Pediatria, 2006
OBJETIVO: Identificar as evidências sobre o impacto da vacina conjugada para Haemophilus influenzae tipo b (Hib) na epidemiologia da doença invasiva por Hib.
Cristiana M. Nascimento-Carvalho, Ana Lúcia S. Sgambatti de Andrade   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source