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Correlation between CSF Glucose Level and Outcome on Adult Patients with Meningitis [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Meningitis is an inflammatory response to infection of leptomeningeal cells and subarachnoid space. The severity of the inflammation could be reflected on the CSF glucose level.
Sari, Pramita
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Brain levels of neuropeptide Y in experimental pneumococcal meningitis [PDF]

, 1993
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), which is found in high concentrations in several regions of the brain including nuclei of the brain stem and in nerve fibers surrounding cerebral vessels, has been proposed to play a role in regulating cerebral blood flow (CBF) and ...
Täuber, MG, Kennedy, SL, Guerra-Romero, L, Ferriero, D, Sheldon, RA   +4 more
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Dynamic models of pneumococcal carriage and the impact of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been introduced in national immunisation programmes of most industrialised countries and recently in two African GAVI eligible countries (Rwanda and The Gambia). However the long term effects of
George, Robert, Robert George, Y.H. Choi, Miller, Elizabeth, Edmunds, John W., Elizabeth Miller, Melegaro, Alessia, Yoon Hong Choi, E. Miller, Choi, Yoon Hong, Gay, Nigel J, Edmunds, W John, Nigel J Gay, R. George, W John Edmunds, Alessia Melegaro, N.J. Gay, W.J. Edmunds, Gay, Nigel J.   +18 more
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Retrospective database analysis for clinical diagnoses commonly associated with pneumococcal diseases in the Malaysian healthcare system over a 3-year period (2013–2015)

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of morbidity and mortality across all ages, particularly in younger children and older adults. Here, we describe pneumococcal disease hospitalizations at Ministry of
Saravanan S. R. Sundaramurthy, Kristen E. Allen, Mark A. Fletcher, Kok Fui Liew, Boekhtiar Borhanuddin, Mohammad Ali, Graciela Morales, Bradford Gessner, Jerusha Naidoo, Jo Southern   +9 more
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Variation of 46 Innate Immune Genes Evaluated for their Contribution in Pneumococcal Meningitis Susceptibility and Outcome

EBioMedicine, 2016
Pneumococcal meningitis is the most common and severe form of bacterial meningitis. Early recognition of the pathogen and subsequent innate immune response play a vital role in disease susceptibility and outcome. Genetic variations in innate immune genes
Bart Ferwerda, Mercedes Valls Serón, Aldo Jongejan, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, Madelijn Geldhoff, Arie van der Ende, Frank Baas, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek   +8 more
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Trends in Meningitis Burden and Projections to 2040: A Secondary Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
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.
Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Ali Saberi Shahrbabaki, Fatemeh Masaebi, Mahmoud Zamani, Farid Zayeri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

New therapies for pneumococcal meningitis

, 2004
The treatment of pneumococcal meningitis remains a major challenge, as reflected by the continued high morbidity and case fatality of the disease. The worldwide increase of penicillin-resistant pneumococci and more recently cephalosporin- and vancomycin ...
Täuber, MG, Cottagnoud, PH
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Adjuvant glycerol is not beneficial in experimental pneumococcal meningitis [PDF]

, 2010
Bacterial meningitis in children causes high rates of mortality and morbidity. In a recent clinical trial, oral glycerol significantly reduced severe neurological sequelae in paediatric meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b, and a tendency ...
Grandgirard, Denis, Blaser, Cornelia, Klein, Matthias, Wittwer, Matthias, Weigand, Michael, Leib, Stephen L., Peltola, Heikki, Koedel, Uwe   +7 more
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Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype-2 childhood meningitis in Bangladesh: a newly recognized pneumococcal infection threat. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of meningitis in countries where pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) targeting commonly occurring serotypes are not routinely used.
Samir K Saha, Hassan M Al Emran, Belal Hossain, Gary L Darmstadt, Senjuti Saha, Maksuda Islam, Atique I Chowdhury, Dona Foster, Aliya Naheed, Shams El Arifeen, Abdullah H Baqui, Shamim A Qazi, Stephen P Luby, Robert F Breiman, Mathuram Santosham, Robert E Black, Derrick W Crook, Pneumococcal Study Group   +17 more
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Predicting optimal impact interventions in the post‐HPV vaccination world

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 158, Issue 9, Page 2262-2271, 1 May 2026.
Abstract Prophylactic vaccination is a powerful tool that changes exposure to infections and associated morbidity of preventable diseases. We discuss the impact of pneumococci and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on the population biology of the two micro‐organisms and related public health effects.
Matti Lehtinen, Marc Lipsitch, Ville N. Pimenoff, Karin Sundström, Johannes Berkhof, Iacopo Baussano, Simopekka Vänskä, Joakim Dillner   +7 more
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