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A Prospective Longitudinal Study of the Clinical Outcomes from Cryptococcal Meningitis following Treatment Induction with 800 mg Oral Fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common neurological infection in HIV infected patients in Sub Saharan Africa, where gold standard treatment with intravenous amphotericin B and 5 flucytosine is often unavailable or difficult to ...
Mavuto Mukaka, Rothe, Camilla, Feasey, NA, Tom Harrison, van Oosterhout Joep J., Denis, Brigitte, Lalloo David G., Goodson, P, Rothe, C, Jean Chikafa, Sloan, DJ, Goodson, Patrick, Nicholas A Feasey, Mukaka, Mavuto, Joep J van Oosterhout, Lalloo, DG, Allain, T, Heyderman Robert S., Camilla Rothe, Harrison, T, Sloan Derek J., Harrison, Tom, Harrison Tom, Sloan, Derek J., Allain Theresa, Mukaka, M, Lalloo, David G., Theresa Allain, Goodson Patrick, Denis, B, van Oosterhout, JJ, Chikafa, Jean, Derek J Sloan, David G Lalloo, Chikafa, J, Patrick Goodson, Brigitte Denis, Rothe Camilla, Robert S Heyderman, Feasey Nicholas A., Chikafa Jean, van Oosterhout, Joep J., Mukaka Mavuto, Allain, Theresa, Feasey, Nick; id_orcid, Heyderman, RS, Feasey, Nicholas A., Denis Brigitte, Lalloo, David; id_orcid, Heyderman, Robert S.   +49 more
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Understanding the Care Experiences and Support Needs of UK Adults Treated in Hospital for Meningitis

Patient Experience Journal
Background: Meningitis often results in ongoing and multifaceted after-effects, which can impact many aspects of people's lives, yet relatively little support and follow-up is offered. This study explored post-treatment care experiences of UK adults aged
Harriet Hay, Amy Tallett, Bec Aeddi, Beverley Corbett, Claire Donovan, Jane Blewitt, Juan Abad Madroñero   +6 more
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MENINGITIS [PDF]

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1920
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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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Febre purpúrica brasileira: resultados preliminares da investigação etiológica

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1987
Em várias regiões do interior do Estado de São Paulo, notificou-se a partir do final de 1984 a 1986, a ocorrência de doença até então desconhecida, com características clínicas, em muitos aspectos, semelhante à meningococcemia.
K. Irino, I. M. L. Lee, M. Kaku, M. C. C. Brandileone, C. E. A. Melles, C. E. Levy, S. E. Berkley, D. W. Fleming, G. A. Silva, L. Harrison   +9 more
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Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra for the diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis: a prospective validation

Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print), 2020
Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis accounts for 1-5% of tuberculosis (TB) cases. Diagnostic delay contributes to poor outcomes. We evaluated the performance of the new Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra (Ultra) for TB meningitis diagnosis.
F. Cresswell, L. Tugume, N. Bahr, R. Kwizera, A. Bangdiwala, A. Musubire, M. Rutakingirwa, E. Kagimu, E. Nuwagira, Edward Mpoza, Joshua Rhein, Darlisha A. Williams, C. Muzoora, D. Grint, A. Elliott, D. Meya, D. Boulware   +16 more
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Rapidly shifting immunologic landscape and severity of SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron era in South Africa

Nature Communications, 2023
Emergence of the Omicron BA.1/2 SARS-CoV-2 subvariants led to a wave of infection South Africa. Here, the authors use serological data from a prospective household study to characterise infection rates in the context of diverse immune histories following
Kaiyuan Sun, Stefano Tempia, Jackie Kleynhans, Anne von Gottberg, Meredith L. McMorrow, Nicole Wolter, Jinal N. Bhiman, Jocelyn Moyes, Maimuna Carrim, Neil A. Martinson, Kathleen Kahn, Limakatso Lebina, Jacques D. du Toit, Thulisa Mkhencele, Cécile Viboud, Cheryl Cohen, the PHIRST-C group   +16 more
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Prolonged shedding of SARS-CoV-2 at high viral load amongst hospitalised immunocompromised persons living with HIV in South Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Purpose: There is limited information on SARS-CoV-2 shedding duration amongst persons living with HIV (PLWH). We hypothesised that PLWH shed SARS-CoV-2 for longer periods and at higher viral load than HIV-uninfected persons. Methods & Materials: From
S. Meiring, S. Tempia, J. Bhiman, J. Kleynhans, A. Buys, M. Makhasi, M. Mcmorrow, J. Moyes, V. Quan, S. Walaza, M. Du Plessis, N. Wolter, A. Von Gottberg, C. Cohen   +13 more
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Changing Epidemiology of Bacterial Meningitis Since Introduction of Conjugate Vaccines: 3 Decades of National Meningitis Surveillance in The Netherlands

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The epidemiology of acute bacterial meningitis has changed substantially since the introduction of conjugate vaccines. Methods We analyzed nationwide surveillance data of all cerebrospinal fluid isolates received by the Netherlands Reference ...
D. Koelman, M. V. van Kassel, M. Bijlsma, M. Brouwer, D. van de Beek, A. van der Ende   +5 more
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Significant sequelae after bacterial meningitis in Niger: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2013
Beside high mortality, acute bacterial meningitis may lead to a high frequency of neuropsychological sequelae. The Sahelian countries belonging to the meningitis belt experience approximately 50% of the meningitis cases occurring in the world. Studies in
Zilahatou Tohon, Collard, J-M, Yazi, Abdoul Aziz, Jean-François Jusot, Jusot, Jean-François, Tohon, Z, Jean-Marc Collard, Jusot, J-F, Tohon, Zilahatou, Yazi, A A, Collard, Jean-Marc, Abdoul Aziz Yazi   +11 more
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