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Pneumococcal Serotype Identification by Capsular Sequence Typing (CST): A Modified Novel Approach for Serotyping Directly in Clinical Samples

Diagnostics, 2021
As almost 60–70% of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) is identified by nonculture methods in Greece, serotyping is of high importance for the better monitoring of pneumococcal serotypes due to the availability of conjugate vaccines.
Nektarios Marmaras, Athanasia Xirogianni, Anastasia Papandreou, Efthymia Petinaki, Vana Papaevangelou, Maria Tsolia, Georgina Tzanakaki   +6 more
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Epidemiology of Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcal Meningitis in a large retrospective cohort of patients after solid organ transplantation [PDF]

, 2017
Background Cryptococcosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. There are no nationally representative data describing the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of cryptococcosis ...
George, Ige A, Olsen, Margaret A, Powderly, William G, Santos, Carlos A   +3 more
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Initial Experiences with Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Insights from Survivors and Their Caregivers

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has a low incidence but is a life-threatening illness with a 10–15% mortality rate. Even with timely treatment, survivors may experience acute and long-term health complications.
Oscar Herrera-Restrepo, Nuzhat Afroz, Eliazar Sabater Cabrera, Matthew Reaney, France Ginchereau Sowell, Ramiya Kumar, Alicia Stillman, Patti Wukovits, Mariana Rodrigues, Sofia B. Pinto, Zeki Kocaata, Obinna Onwude   +11 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, Boulware, DR, Katende, A, Letang, E, Rajasingham, R, Wake, RM   +5 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
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Life After Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Insights from Survivors and Their Caregivers

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has a low incidence but is a life-threatening illness that is preventable via vaccination. Even with treatment, up to 10–15% of cases are fatal, and many survivors may experience severe long-term sequelae.
Oscar Herrera-Restrepo, Nuzhat Afroz, Eliazar Sabater Cabrera, Matthew Reaney, France Ginchereau Sowell, Ramiya Kumar, Alicia Stillman, Patti Wukovits, Mariana Rodrigues, Sofia B. Pinto, Zeki Kocaata, Obinna Onwude   +11 more
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Symptomatic Female Genital Tract Infections Due to Neisseria meningitidis in Athens, Greece

Diagnostics, 2021
Neisseria meningitidis is considered as an obligate human pathogen and can cause life-threatening diseases like meningitis and/or septicaemia. Occasionally, it can be recovered from infections outside the bloodstream or central nervous system, like ...
Anastasios Tsakalos, Athanasia Xirogianni, Georgia Ekonomou, Anastasia Papandreou, Efstratios Prokopiou, Eleni Vagiakou, Georgina Tzanakaki   +6 more
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A Systematic Review of Cases of Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis on Lumbar Puncture [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Definitive diagnosis of meningitis is made by analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) obtained from a lumbar puncture (LP), which may take days.
Pettigrew, Alexis, Troendle, Michelle
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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, Bloch, Karen C., Chow, Felicia C., Davis, Thomas E., Hage, Chadi A., Khairy, Raed N., Myint, Thein, Raymond-Guillen, Luke, Street, Alan C., Wheat, L. Joseph, Woc-Colburn, Laila, Wright, Patty W., Yamamoto, Tomotaka   +12 more
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Meningitis, Meninges, Meninx [PDF]

European Neurology, 2008
But meningitis has its verbal roots in the older anatomical term meninx , plural meninges . The OED tells us that meninx came from the post-classical Latin (attested about 1553 but probably earlier) whose plural form meninges is of 6th century origin.
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