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Assessment of acute headache in adults - what the general physician needs to know. [PDF]

, 2018
Headache is common. Up to 5% of attendances to emergency departments and acute medical units are due to headache. Headache is classified as either primary (eg migraine, cluster headache) or secondary to another cause (eg meningitis, subarachnoid ...
Agrawal, Cappelen-Smith, Dodick, Hoffmann, Mac Grory, Macdonald, omi, Savitz, Sheikh, Solomon   +9 more
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Genome analysis of a highly virulent serotype 1 strain of streptococcus pneumoniae from West Africa [PDF]

, 2012
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia, estimated to cause 2 million deaths annually. The majority of pneumococcal mortality occurs in developing countries, with serotype 1 a leading cause in these areas.
Chinelo Ebruke, Daniel M. Musher, George M. Weinstock, Mark J. Pallen, Martin Antonio, Nicholas J. Loman, Richard A. Adegbola, Stefan Bereswill, Tiffany M. Williams   +8 more
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Chemical Meningitis after Spinal or Epidural Anesthesia [PDF]

Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2014
Background: Chemical meningitis results from foreign materials causing inflammation to the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) study of chemical meningitis mimics bacterial meningitis. Case Report: We report three cases
Seung Ha Lee, Myung jun Lee, Won-Joo Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Capsular profiling of the Cronobacter genus and the association of specific Cronobacter sakazakii and C. malonaticus capsule types with neonatal meningitis and necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Cronobacter sakazakii and C. malonaticus can cause serious diseases especially in infants where they are associated with rare but fatal neonatal infections such as meningitis and necrotising enterocolitis.
A Lehner, A Muller, A Rahman, AS Shashkov, C Iversen, C Iversen, C Whitfield, DL Daniels, E Hurrell, E Hurrell, E Jackson, E Kucerova, E Kucerova, EE Jackson, F Ramos-Morales, GI Dancer, H Kim, H Sonbol, J Caubilla-Barron, J Caubilla-Barron, J Kajimura, JR Mehall, K Butela, KA Jolley, KA Power, KG Jarvis, KG Jarvis, LL MacLean, LL MacLean, LM Willis, LS Harris, M Blažková, M Czerwicka, M Hobbs, M Scheepe-Leberkühne, MW Gilmour, N Mullane, N Navasa, NP Arbatsky, O Holy, O Holy, P. Ogrodzki, PN Danese, S Hariri, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Joseph, S Kumar, S. Forsythe, SJ Forsythe, SM Townsend, SM Townsend, T Carver, X Zogaj, Y Sun, Y Sun   +57 more
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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
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Neutrophil extracellular traps in the central nervous system hinder bacterial clearance during pneumococcal meningitis

Nature Communications, 2019
Neutrophils are crucial mediators of host defense that are recruited to the central nervous system (CNS) in large numbers during acute bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
T. Mohanty, J. Fisher, Anahita Bakochi, Ariane Neumann, José Francisco Pereira Cardoso, C. Karlsson, Chiara Pavan, I. Lundgaard, B. Nilson, P. Reinstrup, J. Bonnevier, David Cederberg, J. Malmström, P. Bentzer, A. Linder   +14 more
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Synthesis, Conformal Analysis, and Antibody Binding of Staphylococcus aureus Capsular Polysaccharide Type 5 Oligosaccharides

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A set of conjugation‐ready Staphylococcus aureus serotype 5 oligosaccharides has been generated using a stereoselective [3 + 3n] glycosylation strategy. The structures differ in chain length (up to three repeating units) and O‐ and N‐acetylation pattern.
Kitt E. Østerlid, Sizhe Li, Luca Unione, Linda Del Bino, Charlotte Sorieul, Filippo Carboni, Francesca Berni, Sara Bertuzzi, Bob van Puffelen, Ana Arda, Herman S. Overkleeft, Gijsbert A. van der Marel, Maria Rosaria Romano, Jesús Jiménez‐Barbero, Roberto Adamo, Jeroen D. C. Codée   +15 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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Assessment of severe malaria in a multicenter, phase III, RTS, S/AS01 malaria candidate vaccine trial: case definition, standardization of data collection and patient care. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND\ud \ud An effective malaria vaccine, deployed in conjunction with other malaria interventions, is likely to substantially reduce the malaria burden. Efficacy against severe malaria will be a key driver for decisions on implementation.
Amanda Leach, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Ansong, David Schellenberg, Jahit Sacarlal, Jennifer Evans, Johan Vekemans, Kevin Marsh, Kwaku Asante, Mary J Hamel, Nahya Salim, null null, Patricia Njuguna, Philip Bejon, Portia Kamthunzi, Samwel Gesase, Solange Soulanoudjingar, Walter Otieno, William Kabore   +18 more
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Bacterial Meningitis Epidemiology in Five Countries in the Meningitis Belt of Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015-2017.

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
BACKGROUND The MenAfriNet Consortium supports strategic implementation of case-based meningitis surveillance in key high-risk countries of the African meningitis belt: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Togo.
Heidi M. Soeters, A. Diallo, B. Bicaba, Goumbi Kadadé, Assétou Y Dembélé, Mahamat A Acyl, Christelle Nikiema, A. Sadji, Alain N Poy, Clément Lingani, H. Tall, Souleymane Sakande, F. Tarbangdo, F. Aké, Sarah A Mbaeyi, J. Moïsi, M. Paye, Y. Sanogo, Jeni T. Vuong, Xin Wang, O. Ronveaux, Ryan T Novak   +21 more
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