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Frequency of etiological agents of acute bacterial meningitis using culture and polymerase chain reaction assay

open access: yesNew Microbes and New Infections, 2021
Bacterial meningitis is one of the most severe infectious diseases with high rate of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The current study aimed to investigate the frequency of etiological agents of bacterial meningitis among patients ...
H. Zeighami   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opsoclonus in Pediatric Patients: Differential Diagnosis and a Practical Approach to Evaluation

open access: yesAnnals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Opsoclonus is an ocular dyskinesia characterized by involuntary, arrhythmic, multidirectional saccades. In pediatrics, opsoclonus is most commonly attributed to the rare neuroinflammatory disorder opsoclonus‐myoclonus‐ataxia syndrome (OMAS), typically considered a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with neural crest tumors. However, opsoclonus
Aubrey C. Reed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving trends of neonatal and childhood bacterial meningitis in northern Taiwan

open access: yes, 2017
Background: The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis varies in different areas, age groups, and times. To know the trend of neonatal and childhood bacterial meningitis in northern Taiwan, we performed this 29-year-long assessment.
Lin, Meng-Chin;Chiu, Nan-Chang;Chi, Hsin;Ho, Che-Sheng;Huang, Fu-Yuan
core   +1 more source

Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease-causing lineages among South African children

open access: yesNature Communications
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) due to non-vaccine serotypes after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) remains a global concern.
Cebile Lekhuleni   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of enterovirus detection in cerebrospinal fluid with Bacterial Meningitis Score in children

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo)
Objective To measure the role of enterovirus detection in cerebrospinal fluid compared with the Bacterial Meningitis Score in children with meningitis. Methods A retrospective cohort based on analysis of medical records of pediatric patients diagnosed
Frederico Ribeiro Pires   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Diagnostic Formula for Discrimination of Tuberculous and Bacterial Meningitis Using Clinical and Laboratory Features

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Background: The discrimination of tuberculous meningitis and bacterial meningitis remains difficult at present, even with the introduction of advanced diagnostic tools.
Yun Yang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis of bacteraemia in neonatal foals using 16S rRNA high‐throughput sequencing

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in foals. Early diagnosis can improve outcome but is complicated by non‐specific clinical signs and delayed confirmation of infection via blood culture. Molecular assays represent a rapid and more sensitive alternative.
Flavie Payette   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meningitis in infancy in England and Wales: follow up at age 5 years. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To describe important sequelae occurring among a cohort of children aged 5 years who had had meningitis during the first year of life and who had been identified by a prospective national study of meningitis in infancy in England and Wales ...
Hurley, R   +5 more
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Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis

open access: yesActa Medica Bulgarica, 2023
Introduction. Bacterial meningitis is a severe disease with high mortality and frequent residual neurological sequelae. It is associated with multiple risk factors.
Argirova P.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case report: Diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis

open access: yesIbrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 112-116, Spring 2025.
We reported a case of idiopathic hypertrophic dura meningitis diagnosed in our hospital. The patient repeatedly suffered from headaches, followed by blurred vision in the right eye. During this period, multiple sclerosis was considered for diagnosis, and it improved after hormone treatment.
Zhong Luo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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