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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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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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BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Introduction Despite prioritization, routine antenatal influenza vaccine coverage is
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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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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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Detection of (1,3)-β-d-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis [PDF]
, 2018 The diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) histoplasmosis is often difficult. Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) is available as a biological marker for the diagnosis of fungal meningitis, there are limited data on its use for ...
Albers, Amanda +12 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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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Tuberculous meningitis is possibly complicated with multiple cerebral infarctions and basal meningitis, and the mortality and neurological prognosis is reportedly poor. This case suggested that clinicians should consider tuberculous meningitis as a differential diagnosis of patients with disturbed consciousness in an aging country Japan.
Shinnosuke Fukushima +4 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Differential Diagnostics of Meningitis: A Nationwide Study
Diagnostics, 2021 Differential diagnosis between bacterial and viral meningitis is crucial. In our study, to differentiate bacterial vs. viral meningitis, three machine learning (ML) algorithms (multiple logistic regression (MLR), random forest (RF), and naïve-Bayes (NB))
Alexios-Fotios A. Mentis +6 more
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