Enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en niños de la Región de Murcia [PDF]
Gaceta Sanitaria, 2002 Objetivo: La disponibilidad de una vacuna neumocócica conjugada plantea la necesidad de conocer la incidencia y características de la enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en niños de la Región de Murcia, con la finalidad de obtener información que pueda ser ...
Espín M.I. +5 more
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Incidencia de enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en Cantabria (1995-2001) e implicaciones para el calendario vacunal [PDF]
Gaceta Sanitaria, 2003 Objetivo: Describir la incidencia de enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en Cantabria en los años 1995-2001. Método: Consulta de los registros del conjunto mínimo básico de datos (CMBD) de los hospitales públicos de Cantabria, así como altas de los ...
González A. +3 more
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Estudi experimental del tractament de la meningitis pneumocòcica produïda per soques resistents a cefalosporines de tercera generació. Virulència, eficàcia i resposta inflamatòria [PDF]
, 2006 [cat] La meningitis pneumocòcica és una malaltia associada a una elevada mortalitat (20-40) i a l'aparició de seqüeles neurològiques en un 30% dels pacients, nens i adults, que sobreviuen.
Ribes Miravet, Sandra
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Tuberculous meningitis: new tools and new approaches required [version 1; peer review: not peer reviewed] [PDF]
, 2019 Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis and causes widespread mortality and morbidity. Understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis is incomplete, and the optimal diagnosis and treatment are poorly defined.
Thwaites, Guy +2 more
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Meningitis neumocócica del adulto, 1977-1989: Impacto de la resistencia antibiótica. Estudio de los factores pronósticos y de nuevos aspectos terapéuticos [PDF]
, 1991 [spa] En 1977 iniciamos un proyecto de investigación clínica en torno a las infecciones del SNC, parte del cual consistió en la elaboración de un protocolo de estudio de las meningitis bacterianas.
Gudiol i Munté, Francesc
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, 2021 This timely collection of expert papers draws attention to the global burden of meningitis and the challenges faced by the WHO’s roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030.
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Meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis in Northern Ghana [PDF]
, 2008 Despite improvements in technology, treatments and understanding of how bacterial meningitis develops, the disease remains a potentially life-threatening emergency capable of causing significant morbidity and mortality. N. meningitidis, S.
Forgor, Abdulai Adams
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Environmental risk and meningitis epidemics in Africa. [PDF]
, 2003 Epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur in areas with particular environmental characteristics. We present evidence that the relationship between the environment and the location of these epidemics is quantifiable and propose a model based on ...
Stephen J. Connor +14 more
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Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a leading cause of death for HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. Improved treatment strategies are needed if individuals are to benefit from the increasing availability of antiretroviral ...
Martin Dedicoat +17 more
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Adult meningitis in a setting of high HIV and TB prevalence: findings from 4961 suspected cases. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: The presentation and causes of adult meningitis in South Africa have changed substantially as a result of HIV. Knowledge of aetiology and laboratory findings in patients presenting with meningitis are important in guiding management.
Crede Tom +25 more
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