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Pneumococcal Meningitis

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2022
Teaching Point: Spontaneous, atraumatic pneumocephalus is a rare presentation of pneumococcal meningitis.
Kelly Di Dier, Marc Lemmerling
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Serotype Distribution of Remaining Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Mature PCV10/13 Period: Findings from the PSERENADE Project [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) introduction has reduced pneumococcal meningitis incidence. The Pneumococcal Serotype Replacement and Distribution Estimation (PSERENADE) project described the serotype distribution of remaining pneumococcal ...
Maria Garcia Quesada, Yangyupei Yang, Julia C. Bennett, Kyla Hayford, Scott L. Zeger, Daniel R. Feikin, Meagan E. Peterson, Adam L. Cohen, Samanta C. G. Almeida, Krow Ampofo, Michelle Ang, Naor Bar-Zeev, Michael G. Bruce, Romina Camilli, Grettel Chanto Chacón, Pilar Ciruela, Cheryl Cohen, Mary Corcoran, Ron Dagan, Philippe De Wals, Stefanie Desmet, Idrissa Diawara, Ryan Gierke, Marcela Guevara, Laura L. Hammitt, Markus Hilty, Pak-Leung Ho, Sanjay Jayasinghe, Jackie Kleynhans, Karl G. Kristinsson, Shamez N. Ladhani, Allison McGeer, Jason M. Mwenda, J. Pekka Nuorti, Kazunori Oishi, Leah J. Ricketson, Juan Carlos Sanz, Larisa Savrasova, Lena Petrova Setchanova, Andrew Smith, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Maria Teresa Valenzuela, Mark van der Linden, Nina M. van Sorge, Emmanuelle Varon, Brita A. Winje, Inci Yildirim, Jonathan Zintgraff, Maria Deloria Knoll, the PSERENADE Team   +49 more
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Bacteremia causes hippocampal apoptosis in experimental pneumococcal meningitis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010
Background Bacteremia and systemic complications both play important roles in brain pathophysiological alterations and the outcome of pneumococcal meningitis.
Rowland Ian, Leib Stephen L, Østergaard Christian, Brandt Christian T   +3 more
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Delayed cerebral thrombosis complicating pneumococcal meningitis: an autopsy study

Annals of Intensive Care, 2018
Background Delayed cerebral thrombosis (DCT) is a devastating cerebrovascular complication in patients with excellent initial recovery of pneumococcal meningitis.
Joo-Yeon Engelen-Lee, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Eleonora Aronica, Diederik van de Beek   +3 more
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Long-Term Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on the Burden of Pneumococcal Meningitis in Mozambique, 2013–2023 [PDF]

Vaccines
Background: Mozambique introduced the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) in 2013 using a three-dose primary series with no booster dose (3p+0) and later switched to the PCV13 using a schedule of two primary doses with one booster (2p+1). We
Aquino Albino Nhantumbo, Goitom Weldegebriel, Linda de Gouveia, Reggis Katsande, Charlotte Elizabeth Comé, Alcides Moniz Munguambe, Vlademir Cantarelli, Cícero Dias, Rachid Muleia, Ezequias Fenias Sitoe, Eunice Veronica Zeca, Amir Seni, Ana Nicolau Tambo, Ana Cristina de Faria Neves Mussagi, Plácida Iliany Maholela, Ivano de Filippis, Eduardo Samo Gudo   +16 more
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Optimal age targeting for pneumococcal vaccination in older adults; a modelling study

Nature Communications, 2023
Vaccination against invasive pneumococcal disease is recommended for older adults but the optimal age group to target has not been determined and may vary by epidemiological setting.
Deus Thindwa, Samuel Clifford, Jackie Kleynhans, Anne von Gottberg, Sibongile Walaza, Susan Meiring, Todd D. Swarthout, Elizabeth Miller, Peter McIntyre, Nick Andrews, Zahin Amin-Chowdhury, Norman Fry, Kondwani C. Jambo, Neil French, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Shamez N. Ladhani, Robert S. Heyderman, Cheryl Cohen, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone, Stefan Flasche   +19 more
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Continued occurrence of serotype 1 pneumococcal meningitis in two regions located in the meningitis belt in Ghana five years after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Increases in pneumococcal meningitis were reported from Ghanaian regions that lie in the meningitis belt in 2016-2017, despite introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2012 using a 3-dose schedule (6, 10, and 14 ...
Catherine H Bozio, Abass Abdul-Karim, John Abenyeri, Braimah Abubakari, Winfred Ofosu, Justina Zoya, Mahamoudou Ouattara, Velusamy Srinivasan, Jeni T Vuong, David Opare, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Fernanda C Lessa   +11 more
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Penicillin Resistant Pneumococcal Meningitis in Paediatric Trauma Patient [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Pneumococcal meningitis is a life-threatening infection, requiring prompt diagnosis and effective treatment. The approach to therapy in patients with pneumococcal meningitis has changed considerably over the past 20 years because of emerging penicillin ...
Vijeta Bajpai, Aishwarya Govindaswamy, Sushma Sagar, Purva Mathur   +3 more
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PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IN ADULTS [PDF]

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1952
Excerpt Despite numerous recent optimistic reports concerning the rate of cure in pneumococcal meningitis, a review of 22 adult cases observed at the Morrisania City Hospital from 1943 through June...
J S, FEIBUSH, E J, MURPHY, A, LUBART
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Individual responsiveness of macrophage migration inhibitory factor predicts long-term cognitive impairment after bacterial meningitis

Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2021
Background Patients with pneumococcal meningitis are at risk for death and neurological sequelae including cognitive impairment. Functional genetic polymorphisms of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) alleles have shown to predict mortality of ...
Anne T. Kloek, Mercedes Valls Seron, Ben Schmand, Michael W. T. Tanck, Arie van der Ende, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek   +6 more
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