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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 1984 Publisher Summary This chapter describes the clinical aspects of meningitis. In most patients who prove to have meningitis, the need for lumbar puncture is evident on first assessment. Meningeal signs are often found in patients with pneumonia or with acute tonsillitis, in patients generally with high fever, and occasionally in certain specific ...
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From the microbiome to the central nervous system, an update on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis in childhood [version 1; referees: 3 approved] [PDF]
, 2017 In the past century, advances in antibiotics and vaccination have dramatically altered the incidence and clinical outcomes of bacterial meningitis. We review the shifting epidemiology of meningitis in children, including after the implementation of ...
Janowski, Andrew B, Newland, Jason G
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BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Introduction Despite prioritization, routine antenatal influenza vaccine coverage is
Kate Bishop +12 more
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Unbiased Metagenomic Sequencing for Pediatric Meningitis in Bangladesh Reveals Neuroinvasive Chikungunya Virus Outbreak and Other Unrealized Pathogens. [PDF]
, 2019 The burden of meningitis in low-and-middle-income countries remains significant, but the infectious causes remain largely unknown, impeding institution of evidence-based treatment and prevention decisions.
Crawford, Emily D. +25 more
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Genomic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae: a focus on the capsule locus
BMC Genomics, 2019 Background Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) can cause invasive diseases such as meningitis, pneumonia, or sepsis. Typeable Hi includes six serotypes (a through f), each expressing a unique capsular polysaccharide.
Caelin C. Potts +11 more
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Challenges and clinical relevance of molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background We assessed the utility of a multi-target, real-time PCR assay for Bordetella pertussis detection and diagnosis in patients with severe respiratory illness (SRI), influenza-like illness (ILI), and asymptomatic controls.
Fahima Moosa +10 more
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Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnostics and Screening in the Era of Point-of-Care Laboratory Testing. [PDF]
, 2019 Over the past ten years, standard diagnostics for cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected persons have evolved from culture to India ink to detection of cryptococcal antigen (CrAg), with the recent development and distribution of a point-of-care lateral ...
Beyene, T +5 more
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Subjective Fatigue in Children With Unaided and Aided Unilateral Hearing Loss
The Laryngoscope, Volume 133, Issue 1, Page 189-198, January 2023., 2023 Objectives Fatigue is frequently observed in children with chronic diseases and can affect the quality of life (QoL). However, research in children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is scarce. Subsequently, no studies investigated the effects of hearing aids on fatigue in children.
Kim H. E. Bakkum +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2018 Although rare in the U.S., outbreaks due to Neisseria meningitidis do occur. Rapid, early outbreak detection is important for timely public health response. In this study, we characterized U.S.
Melissa J. Whaley +10 more
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mSphere, 2022 Predictions of vaccine efficacy against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (NmB) disease are hindered by antigenic variability, limiting the representativeness of individual NmB isolates.
Alessandro Muzzi +8 more
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