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Bacterial Meningitis in Infants
Clinics in Perinatology, 2015 Neonatal bacterial meningitis is an uncommon but devastating infection. Although the incidence and mortality have declined over the last several decades, morbidity among survivors remains high. The types and distribution of causative pathogens are related to birth gestational age, postnatal age, and geographic region.
Lawrence Ku +2 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Metabolome in Central Nervous System Infections: A Study of Diagnostic Accuracy
Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for central nervous system (CNS) infections. Methods Patients were derived from three prospective cohort studies in the Netherlands. All studies included adults suspected of a CNS infection who underwent a diagnostic lumbar puncture.
Steven L. Staal +7 more
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Comparison of Bordetella species identification among differing rt-PCR assays in the United States
Microbiology SpectrumIn the United States, the general laboratory method for diagnosing pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is real-time PCR (rt-PCR) targeting insertion sequence 481 (IS481).
Matthew Cole +7 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2019 This study evaluated the operational characteristics of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis and positive or negative CSF ...
Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida +4 more
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Association between genotypic diversity and biofilm production in group B Streptococcus [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis and an important factor in premature and stillbirths. Biofilm production has been suggested to be important for GBS pathogenesis alongside many other elements ...
Davies, H. Dele +5 more
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Neurological Complications in Young Infants With Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 We aimed to evaluate the occurrence, treatment, and outcomes of neurological complications after bacterial meningitis in young infants. A case series study from a retrospective cohort from two tertiary-level medical centers in Taiwan between 2007 and ...
M. Hsu +8 more
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Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Methods for Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018 The rapid, accurate, and efficient identification of an infectious disease is critical to ensure timely clinical treatment and prevention in public health settings.
M. Seki +5 more
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Einstein (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
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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 +3 more
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Multilocus sequence typing of Cronobacter spp. from powdered infant formula and milk powder production factories [PDF]
, 2013 This study applied the Cronobacter spp. multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme to three strain collections, then known as Enterobacter sakazakii, which had been isolated between 1988 and 2009 from 14 countries. The results revealed the predominance (85%
Craven, HM +4 more
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