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FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) panel in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
The precise diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is essential. Cytological and biochemical examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are not specific.
Renan Barros Domingues, Márcio Vega dos Santos, Fernando Brunale Vilela de Moura Leite, Carlos Senne   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phosphatidylcholine PC ae C44:6 in cerebrospinal fluid is a sensitive biomarker for bacterial meningitis

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Background The timely diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is of utmost importance due to the need to institute antibiotic treatment as early as possible.
Leonardo Silva de Araujo, Kevin Pessler, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Natalia Novoselova, Frank Klawonn, Maike Kuhn, Volkhard Kaever, Kirsten Müller-Vahl, Corinna Trebst, Thomas Skripuletz, Martin Stangel, Frank Pessler   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti‐NMDA receptor autoimmune encephalitis associated with ovarian teratoma: A case series and literature review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 23-30, April 2025.
Abstract Autoimmune encephalitis is a group of disorders characterized by symptoms of dysfunction of the limbic and extra‐limbic systems that occur in association with antibodies against intracellular antigens, synapses, or proteins located on the surface of nerve cells. Anti‐NMDA (N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate) receptor encephalitis was first described in 2007
Pham Ba Nha, Nguyen Phuong Tu, Nguyen Viet Ha, Duong Thi Thu Hien, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Nguyen Anh Son, Nguyen Tien Hoang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Ceftriaxone as a Monotherapy and Amoxicillin With Clavulanic Acid as Combination Therapy in Surgical Prophylaxis

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is crucial in preventing postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs), especially in clean and clean‐contaminated surgeries. It was a prospective comparative observational study that compared the effectiveness and safety of single‐dose ceftriaxone monotherapy with amoxicillin–clavulanic acid as a ...
Anayat Ullah, Arsh Ali, Md Nematullah, Suriya Kumar Singh, Anant Singh Paliwal, Najish Parveen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental risk and meningitis epidemics in Africa. [PDF]

, 2003
Epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur in areas with particular environmental characteristics. We present evidence that the relationship between the environment and the location of these epidemics is quantifiable and propose a model based on ...
Stephen J. Connor, Anna M. Molesworth, Molesworth, Anna M., Connor, Stephen J, Connor, Stephen J., Thomson, Madeleine C., Cuevas, Luis E, Morse, Andrew P., Molesworth, Anna M, Andrew P. Morse, Luis E. Cuevas, Thomson, Madeleine C, Morse, Andrew P, Madeleine C. Thomson, Cuevas, Luis   +14 more
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RNA sequencing reveals differential long noncoding RNA expression profiles in bacterial and viral meningitis in children

BMC Medical Genomics
Background We aimed to investigate the involvement of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in bacterial and viral meningitis in children. Methods The peripheral blood of five bacterial meningitis patients, five viral meningitis samples, and five healthy ...
Xin Li, Suzhen Sun, Huifeng Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Sequelae due to bacterial meningitis among African children: a systematic literature review

BMC Medicine, 2009
Background African children have some of the highest rates of bacterial meningitis in the world. Bacterial meningitis in Africa is associated with high case fatality and frequent neuropsychological sequelae.
Moïsi Jennifer C, Steinhardt Laura C, Ulland Aaron J, Ramakrishnan Meenakshi, Were Fred, Levine Orin S   +5 more
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The economic burden of RSV-associated illness in children aged < 5 years, South Africa 2011–2016

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Data on the economic burden of RSV-associated illness will inform decisions on the programmatic implementation of maternal vaccines and monoclonal antibodies.
Jocelyn Moyes, Stefano Tempia, Sibongile Walaza, Meredith L. McMorrow, Florette Treurnicht, Nicole Wolter, Anne von Gottberg, Kathleen Kahn, Adam L. Cohen, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava, Cheryl Cohen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protective Role of Polydatin Against Vancomycin‐Induced Lung Toxicity via Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Apoptosis, and Ferroptosis Pathways

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate whether polydatin (Poly) could eliminate the harmful effects of vancomycin (VCM) on the lungs of rats. Rats were administered VCM (200 mg/kg) and Poly (50 mg/kg), both separately and in combination, for a duration of 7 days.
Serpil Aygörmez, Sefa Küçükler, Selim Çomaklı, Hasan Şimşek, Özge Kandemir, Fatih Mehmet Kandemir, Şaban Maraşlı   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies to prevent neuronal damage in paediatric bacterial meningitis [PDF]

, 2006
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The mortality of bacterial meningitis can reach 30%, and up to 50% of survivors suffer from persisting neurological deficits as a consequence of the disease.
Grandgirard, Denis, Leib, Stephen L.
core   +2 more sources