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Molecular Identification of Meningitis/Septicemia Due to Streptococcus spp. in Greece (2015–2024)

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Meningitis due to the species Streptococcus is a severe central nervous system infection caused by various microorganisms belonging to Streptococcus spp.
Constantinos Karamalis, Athanasia Xirogianni, Stelmos Simantirakis, Marina Delegkou, Anastasia Papandreou, Georgina Tzanakaki   +5 more
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The Global Burden of Meningitis in Children: Challenges with Interpreting Global Health Estimates

Microorganisms, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a global roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030. To advocate for and track progress of the roadmap, the burden of meningitis as a syndrome and by pathogen must be accurately defined.
Claire Wright, Natacha Blake, Linda Glennie, Vinny Smith, Rose Bender, Hmwe Kyu, Han Yong Wunrow, Li Liu, Diana Yeung, Maria Deloria Knoll, Brian Wahl, James M. Stuart, Caroline Trotter   +12 more
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Plasma pharmacokinetics of high dose oral versus intravenous rifampicin in patients with tuberculous meningitis: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2021
Background Higher doses of intravenous rifampicin may improve outcomes in tuberculous meningitis but is impractical in high burden settings. We hypothesized that plasma rifampicin exposures would be similar between oral 35 mg/kg and intravenous 20 mg/kg,
Daroowala, Remy, Moosa, Muhammed S, Maartens, Gary, Wasserman, Sean, Meintjes, Graeme, Bremer, Marise, Stek, Cari, Maxebengula, Mpumi, Jackson, Amanda, Vallie, Yakoob, Wilkinson, Robert J, Naude, Jonathan, Goliath, Rene Tina, Black, John, Koekemoer, Sonya, Davis, Angharad Grace, Botha, Stephani, Chirehwa, Maxwell, Wiesner, Lubbe, Crede, Thomas, Szymanski, Patryk, Jonathan Naude, Angharad Davis, Robert J. Wilkinson, John Black, Thomas Crede, Remy Daroowala, Sean Wasserman, Sonya Koekemoer, Lubbe Wiesner, Amanda Jackson, Patryk Szymanski, Rene Goliath, Gary Maartens, Marise Bremer, Cari Stek, Mpumi Maxebengula, Stephani Botha, Yakoob Vallie, Muhammed S. Moosa, Graeme Meintjes, Maxwell Chirehwa   +41 more
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BMScan: using whole genome similarity to rapidly and accurately identify bacterial meningitis causing species

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening infection that remains a public health concern. Bacterial meningitis is commonly caused by the following species: Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes, Haemophilus ...
Nadav Topaz, Dave Boxrud, Adam C. Retchless, Megan Nichols, How-Yi Chang, Fang Hu, Xin Wang   +6 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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Spatial dynamics of meningococcal meningitis in Niger: observed patterns in comparison with measles [PDF]

, 2011
SUMMARYThroughout the African meningitis belt, meningococcal meningitis outbreaks occur only during the dry season. Measles in Niger exhibits similar seasonality, where increased population density during the dry season probably escalates measles ...
N. BHARTI, Broutin, H, Tatem, A.J., Bharti, N., Ferrari, M.J., A. J. TATEM, Tatem, A J, H. BROUTIN, Grais, R.F., M. J. FERRARI, R. F. GRAIS, B. T. GRENFELL, Grenfell, B T, Djibo, A., Djibo, A, Grais, R F, Ferrari, M J, Bharti, N, A. DJIBO, Grenfell, Bryan T., Grenfell, B.T., Bharti, Nita, Broutin, H.   +22 more
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Bacterial meningitis

, 2021
30 years old female. Presented with altered behaviour, fever and slurred speech. Positive family history of SLE. WCC 6.9. Lumbar puncture: high CSF protein and opening pressure, WBC 1332 Findings: Generalised abnormal leptomeningeal enhancement is ...
Haroon, Raihanah
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Tubercular Meningitis [PDF]

BMJ, 1877
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Early Clinical and Subclinical Visual Evoked Potential and Humphrey's Visual Field Defects in Cryptococcal Meningitis. [PDF]

, 2012
Cryptococcal induced visual loss is a devastating complication in survivors of cryptococcal meningitis (CM). Early detection is paramount in prevention and treatment.
Moodley Anand, Andrew Michowicz, Moodley, A, William Rae, Bhigjee Ahmed, Connolly Cathy, Angela Loyse, Thomas Harrison, Loyse, A, Natasha Devparsad, Rae William, Devparsad Natasha, Anand Moodley, Michowicz, A, Cathy Connolly, Harrison Thomas, Loyse Angela, Connolly, C, Bhigjee, A, Harrison, T, Ahmed Bhigjee, Rae, W, Devparsad, N, Michowicz Andrew   +23 more
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meningitis-CAR-hospitals-combined.txt

, 2018
Line list of meningitis patients from the Central African Republic (anonymous) from three reporting centers (Bossangoa, Batangafo and Paoua) between 2015-2017Associated with Publication in Wellcome Open ResearchData collection and provision of treatment ...
Thomas Crellen (5857001)
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