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Acute Bacterial Meningitis

, 2017
Bacterial meningitis is one of the severest infections in childhood. Neuronal damage in meningitis is largely due to the extensive inflammatory cascade induced by pathogenic bacteria. This chapter discusses the current understanding of the interaction of
Naveen Sankhyan, Sunit Singhi, Pratibha Singhi   +2 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, Márcio Vega dos Santos, Fernando Brunale Vilela de Moura Leite, Carlos Senne   +3 more
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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
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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
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Pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis.

, 1999
Bacterial meningitis is fatal in 5% to 40% of patients and causes neurologic sequelae in up to 30% of survivors. Much has been learned recently about the mechanisms that lead to brain injury during meningitis.
Leib, Stephen, Täuber, Martin G., Leib SL, Täuber MG   +3 more
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Vaccinations in pregnancy: An update for a changing time

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal immunization is one of the most effective public health interventions to reduce infectious morbidity and mortality in pregnant women, fetuses, and newborns. Despite robust evidence supporting vaccine safety and effectiveness in pregnancy, global uptake has declined following the COVID‐19 pandemic, contributing to resurgent outbreaks ...
Wendy Hodge, Méabh Bhuinneáin, Gelila Goba, Marisa Labovsky, Eliana Amaral, Asma Khalil, David Lissauer, Hema Divakar, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Deborah Money, Dharmintra Pasupathy, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on Infections During Pregnancy   +11 more
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Bacterial Meningitis

, 2016
Bacterial meningitis is a bacterial infection causing inflammation of the meninges, the lining around the brain and spinal cord. It is important for emergency physicians to recognize potential bacterial meningitis early.
Mary P. Chang
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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., Leib SL, Grandgirard D   +3 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
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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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