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Variabilidad de las meningoencefalitis bacterianas en el Hospital Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla" Variability of the bacterial meningoencephalitis at "Pepe Portilla" Paediatric Hospital

Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, 2009
Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo y prospectivo longitudinal de las Meningoencefalitis Bacterianas diagnosticadas en el Hospital Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla" en el año 2006 y 2007, con el objetivo de determinar los gérmenes que han aislado en dicha ...
Maydelin Fernández González, Odalys Padrón González, Dianelis Izquierdo Reina, Lissette Sixto Cordero   +3 more
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A relapse of acute group B streptococcus meningitis in a healthy adult: Case report and review of the literatures

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 5, Page 485-489, September 2025.
Abstract Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is a rare cause of meningitis in healthy adults. We report the case of a healthy 33‐year‐old man with acute GBS meningitis who experienced relapsed high‐grade fever and increased intracranial pressure following completing intravenous antibiotics.
Wannisa Wongpipathpong, Pornrujee Hirunpat, Suppachok Kirdlarp, Somnuek Sungkanuparph   +3 more
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Significant sequelae after bacterial meningitis in Niger: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2013
Beside high mortality, acute bacterial meningitis may lead to a high frequency of neuropsychological sequelae. The Sahelian countries belonging to the meningitis belt experience approximately 50% of the meningitis cases occurring in the world. Studies in
A Hodgson, Abdoul Aziz Yazi, B Greenwood, B Isaacson, C Holborow, D Tucci, E Tikhomirov, GW Brobby, H Forsyth, H Vienny, J Decosas, Jean-François Jusot, Jean-Marc Collard, JH Abramson, JM Collard, JW Wait, K Edmond, KM Kuntz, L Moret, M Ramakrishnan, MA Salih, MN Obiako, OA Lasisi, P Boisier, PG Davey, R Oostenbrink, R Sumpter, S Berg, S Kumar, S Lowery, SA Douglas, SN Merchant, Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française, SP Tinling, T Goetghebuer, T Greenhalgh, World Health Organisation, Zilahatou Tohon   +37 more
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Epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among children in Brazil, 1997-1998 Epidemiologia de meningites bacterianas entre crianças no Brasil, 1997 a 1998

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To document the incidence and the descriptive epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among individuals under age 20 in a geographically defined region in Brazil during the two-year period immediately preceding the introduction of Haemophilus ...
Débora PL Weiss, Paul Coplan, Harry Guess   +2 more
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Pediatric bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease profile in a Brazilian General Hospital

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in pediatric patients admitted to a Brazilian Secondary Public Hospital.
Bruna P. Blanco, Priscila C.A.A. Branas, Cristina R.M. Yoshioka, Angela E. Ferronato   +3 more
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Acute bacterial meningitis among children under five years of age in Oman: a retrospective study during 2000-2005

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2008
Background: During the last two decades, significant changes have taken place in the epidemiology of meningitis, especially due to the global availability and expanding use of Hib vaccines.
Nihar Dash,1,2 Debadatta Panigrahi,2 Saleh Al Khusaiby,3 Salah Al Awaidy,4 Shyam Bawikar.4
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Trends in Paediatric Viral Meningitis and Encephalitis With Unconfirmed Aetiology: A Spanish Population‐Based Study, 2016–2020

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 114, Issue 9, Page 2298-2305, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim The prevalence of meningitis and encephalitis of unknown aetiology in Spanish children has not been specifically documented before. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology and trends of these clinical conditions between 2016 and 2020.
Marina Pons‐Espinal, Noemi López‐Perea, Josefa Masa‐Calles, Carmen Muñoz‐Almagro, David Tarragó, Cristian Launes   +5 more
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Bacterial meningitis pathogens identified in clinical samples using a SERS DNA detection assay [PDF]

, 2015
This communication reports the first demonstration of the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis bacterial DNA extracted from anonymous patient CSF samples and assesses the applicability of a previously developed SERS based DNA ...
Faulds, Karen, Gracie, Kirsten, Graham, Duncan, Lindsay, Diane   +3 more
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Is Rifampin (Rifampicin) Essential for the Treatment of Rhodococcus equi Infections in Foals? A Critical Review of the Role of Rifampin

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Volume 48, Issue 5, Page 345-358, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Rifampin is an enigma among antimicrobials. Blood and tissue compartment concentrations are a “moving target” along the treatment course due to the complex pharmacodynamic interactions within the body. Rifampin concomitant therapies are for the prevention and treatment of Rhodococcus equi infection in foals, for nearly 40 years.
Keith Edward Baptiste, Niels Christian Kyvsgaard, Mohamed Omar Ahmed, Peter Damborg, Patricia M. Dowling   +4 more
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Development and Assessment of a Diagnostic DNA Oligonucleotide Microarray for Detection and Typing of Meningitis-Associated Bacterial Species. [PDF]

, 2018
Meningitis is commonly caused by infection with a variety of bacterial or viral pathogens. Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) can cause severe disease, which can progress rapidly to a critical life-threatening condition. Rapid diagnosis of ABM is critical,
Bannister, Stephanie A, Elmore, Michael J, Green, Steve, Kempsell, Karen E, Kidd, Stephen P, Kirby, Elizabeth, Marsh, Peter, Shah, Sonal, Silman, Nigel J, Telfer Brunton, Andrew, Thomas, Anvy, Vipond, Richard   +11 more
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