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Cases of Septic Arthritis During Meningitis Infection at Zinder National Hospital, Niger Republic [PDF]

International Medical Case Reports Journal
Mahamadou Doutchi,1,2 Adamou Lagare,3 Souleymane Adoum Fils,1,2 Lamine Mahaman Moustapha,1,2 Abdoul-Aziz Adamou Bara,1,2 Georges Thomas Abraham,2 Abdourahamane Yacouba,4 Bagnou Hamsatou,2 Moussa Saley Sahada,4 Garba Abdoul Aziz,1,2 Sani Ousmane,3 Martin ...
Doutchi M, Lagare A, Adoum Fils S, Mahaman Moustapha L, Adamou Bara AA, Abraham GT, Yacouba A, Hamsatou B, Sahada MS, Abdoul Aziz G, Ousmane S, Faye M   +11 more
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Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
In Angola during 2003–2012, we detected Haemophilus influenzae in 18% of 2,634 and 26% of 2,996 bacteriologically positive pleural or cerebrospinal fluid samples, respectively, from children. After vaccination launch in 2006, H.
Heikki Peltola, Tuula Pelkonen, Luis Bernardino, Lurdes Monteiro, Silvia da Conceição Silvestre, Elizabete Anjos, Manuel Leite Cruzeiro, Anne Pitkäranta, Irmeli Roine   +8 more
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Bacterial Meningitis and Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccine, Malawi

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
A retrospective database review showed that Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine decreased the annual number of cases of H. influenzae type b meningitis in children in Blantyre, Malawi. Among young bacterial meningitis patients, HIV prevalence
David W. McCormick, Elizabeth M. Molyneux   +1 more
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Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to ...
Kiran P. Sawardekar
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Nasopharyngeal carriage and risk factors of major meningitis pathogens among asymptomatic healthcare workers in paediatric units in Benin, with serogroup distribution of Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Healthcare workers in paediatric settings are in close contact with vulnerable children and may serve as reservoirs and vectors for the transmission of respiratory pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and ...
Chakir Ishola Bello, Cyriaque Comlan Degbey, Yves Eric Denon, Sessi Armel R. Hinvi, Lamine Baba-Moussa   +4 more
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A Case of Haemophilus haemolyticus Meningitis

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Haemophilus haemolyticus is a gram-negative bacillus respiratory tract commensal with reduced capacity to invade mucosal epithelia. Nontypeable (that is, nonencapsulated) Haemophilus influenzae and H haemolyticus are difficult to differentiate from each ...
Jane Qu, Sunil R. Ramaswamy, Rodolfo M. Alpizar-Rivas   +2 more
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Trends in Meningitis Burden and Projections to 2040: A Secondary Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Meningitis remains a global health challenge, characterized by substantial regional and etiologic disparities. This study aimed to analyze recent trends, forecast future burden, and examine the influence of development status on meningitis outcomes.
Azizmohammad Looha M, Saberi Shahrbabaki A, Masaebi F, Zamani M, Zayeri F.   +4 more
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Diagnostic Value of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Bacterial Meningitis: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a potentially life‐threatening condition that could rapidly progress to permanent brain damage, neurologic complications, or even death. Diagnostic tools to distinguish between BM and aseptic meningitis (AM) are essential to target the appropriate treatment to patients at great risk and concurrently ...
Koyiri VC, Karim AA, Akwetey SA, Walana W, Vicar EK, Weyori E, Azure S, Dombadoh AA, Karikari AB.   +8 more
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Haemophilus influenzae meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 1976
Ampicillin sodium has been the drug of choice in the treatment of Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. The development of ampicillin-resistant strains forces the clinician to focus on alternative therapies. We describe two patients in whom neutropenia was noted secondary to chloramphenicol administration, and streptomycin sulfate and sulfonamides were ...
R M, Barkin, C C, Greer, C J, Schumacher, K, McIntosh   +3 more
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Early-onset neonatal sepsis with Haemophilus influenzae in a premature low birth weight newborn – case report [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Prior to routine active immunization, Haemophilus influenzae was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis and other invasive bacterial disease among children.
Andrea-Noemi Toth, Reka Santa, Zsuzsanna Gall, Manuela Cucerea, Marta Simon   +4 more
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