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Medical Clinics of North America
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis has a high fatality rate, and survivors may have significant long-term neurologic sequelae, despite appropriate antibiotics. Although cerebral spinal fluid cultures and/or PCR testing are necessary to establish a definitive case of bacterial meningitis, antibiotic administration should never be delayed while ...
Aleksandra, Bulaeva, Catherine, Derber
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Community-acquired bacterial meningitis has a high fatality rate, and survivors may have significant long-term neurologic sequelae, despite appropriate antibiotics. Although cerebral spinal fluid cultures and/or PCR testing are necessary to establish a definitive case of bacterial meningitis, antibiotic administration should never be delayed while ...
Aleksandra, Bulaeva, Catherine, Derber
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Bacterial meningitis in children
Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 1994Bacterial meningitis is an important problem in childhood. Vaccines can prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b disease and are being developed for infections caused by meningococci and pneumococci. Lumbar puncture is an important part of the diagnostic workup although care is required with its use.
R, Booy, S, Kroll
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Anaerobic bacterial meningitis
The American Journal of Medicine, 1979Anaerobic meningitis occurred in four patients in whom anaerobic bacteria had not been suspected as a possible cause. The predisposing conditions were typical of those seen in patients previously reported to have this infection and included chronic otitis media with mastoiditis, chronic sinusitis, recent craniotomy and abdominal trauma.
M S, Heerema +4 more
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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1996
Despite improvements in antibiotic therapy and the use of vaccines and chemoprophylaxis, acute bacterial meningitis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Early diagnosis and therapy are important once the condition has been considered and the appropriate available specimens collected.
J, Segreti, A A, Harris
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Despite improvements in antibiotic therapy and the use of vaccines and chemoprophylaxis, acute bacterial meningitis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Early diagnosis and therapy are important once the condition has been considered and the appropriate available specimens collected.
J, Segreti, A A, Harris
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Bacterial meningitis and epilepsy
Epilepsia, 2008Summary The high incidence and prevalence of epilepsy in developing countries has partly been attributed to an increased frequency of central nervous system (CNS) infections. Of the CNS infections, bacterial meningitis is endemic in many countries and several epidemics have also been reported in these regions.
Jagaralapudi Murali K, Murthy +1 more
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PROPHYLAXIS OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1999A comprehensive review of all major agents causing bacterial meningitis--meningococcus of the groups A, B, C, W135, and Y, pneumococcus, and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)--is done in terms of preventing them by chemoprophylaxis or vaccination. Some evidence suggests that the group B meningococcal disease may also be very likely preventable by a ...
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The Challenge of Bacterial Meningitis
Hospital Practice, 1976Acute CNS infection, often originating in the otonasopharyngeal structures, remains a major problem in children with respect to frequency and severity of consequences. Optimal chemotherapy is outlined.
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Bacterial Meningitis—An Update
Clinical Pediatrics, 1991This report emphasizes new clinical information about bacterial meningitis in infants and children. Important elements of diagnosis include examination for the presence of shock and increased intracranial pressure. In such cases, initial treatment should focus on appropriate fluid therapy, administration of oxygen, reduction of intracranial pressure ...
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Bacterial Meningitis in the Elderly
Archives of Internal Medicine, 1985To the Editor. —Because individuals older than 65 years now comprise 20% of our country's population of which the over 80 age group is the fastest growing segment, the article by Gorse et al 1 is both pertinent and topical. As with other geriatric infections we need to determine whether incidence is increasing or whether the population shift accounts ...
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