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Meningitis, meningoencephalitis and encephalitis in Bern: an observational study of 258 patients

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Depending on geographic location, causes of encephalitis, meningoencephalitis and meningitis vary substantially. We aimed to identify the most frequent causes, clinical presentation and long-term outcome of encephalitis, meningoencephalitis ...
Anamaria Ungureanu, Julia van der Meer, Antonela Bicvic, Lena Abbuehl, Gabriele Chiffi, Léonore Jaques, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Stephen L. Leib, Claudio L. A. Bassetti, Anelia Dietmann   +9 more
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Identification and Genomic Characterization of Parvovirus B19V Genotype 3 Viruses from Cases of Meningoencephalitis in West Bengal, India

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Brain infections are a major public health problem in India and other parts of the world, causing both mortality and lifelong disability. Even after a thorough investigation, many cases remain without an etiological diagnosis. Primate erythroparvovirus 1
Chitra Pattabiraman, Pramada Prasad, Sampada Sudarshan, Anson K. George, Darshan Sreenivas, Risha Rasheed, Ayushman Ghosh, Ananya Pal, Shafeeq K. Shahul Hameed, Bhaswati Bandyopadhyay, Anita Desai, Ravi Vasanthapuram   +11 more
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Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: Pathogenesis and Treatments

Biomolecules, 2021
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba (FLA) that is commonly known as the “brain-eating amoeba.” This parasite can invade the central nervous system (CNS), causing an acute and fulminating infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
A. Güémez, Elisa García
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Concomitant necrotizing encephalitis and granulomatous meningoencephalitis in four toy breed dogs

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The term “meningoencephalitis of unknown origin” (MUO) describes a group of different encephalitides in dogs in which no infectious agent can be identified and a multifactorial etiology is suspected.
J. Nessler, A. Oevermann, M. Schawacht, I. Gerhauser, I. Spitzbarth, Sophie Bittermann, F. Steffen, M. Schmidt, A. Tipold   +8 more
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Geographic Range of Recreational Water–Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978–2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but usually fatal disease. We analyzed trends in recreational water exposures associated with PAM cases reported during 1978–2018 in the United States ...
R. Gharpure, Michelle E Gleason, Zainab Salah, Anna J. Blackstock, D. Hess-Homeier, J. Yoder, I. Ali, S. Collier, J. Cope   +8 more
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Viral metagenomic sequencing in the diagnosis of meningoencephalitis: a review of technical advances and diagnostic yield

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 2021
Introduction Meningoencephalitis patients are often severely impaired and benefit from early etiological diagnosis, though many cases remain without identified cause.
E. Carbo, Ivar Blankenspoor, J. Goeman, A. Kroes, E. Claas, J. D. de Vries   +5 more
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Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Naegleria fowleri: A Global Review.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rapidly progressive and often fatal condition caused by the free-living ameba Naegleria fowleri. To estimate the global occurrence, characterize the epidemiology, and describe the clinical features
R. Gharpure, J. Bliton, A. Goodman, I. Ali, J. Yoder, J. Cope   +5 more
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Clinical case of meningoencephalitis of Epstein-Barr viral etiology in an immunocompetent patient

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2023
The article describes a rare clinical case of meningoencephalitis of Epstein-Barr viral (EBV) etiology in an immunocompetent patient. The purpose of the work was to acquaint practitioners with the problems of diagnosis and treatment of EBV-neuroinfection,
O.O. Popovych, L.V. Moroz, F.A. Chabanov, O.S. Androsova, S.M. Kulias, K.D. Chichirelo-Konstantynovych, L.P. Plotytsia   +6 more
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Bacterial meningoencephalitis secondary to disseminated strongyloidiasis in a pacient with COVID-19 [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Introduction. Strongyloidiasis in a parasitic diseases determined by the intestinal nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. In most cases, this disease is asymptomatic, but the immunocompromised patients can develop severe forms like hyper infestation and ...
Filofteia Cojanu Banicioiu, Claudia Chirila, Andreea Toderan, Simin-Aysel Florescu, Corneliu Petru Popescu   +4 more
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Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient after COVID-19 Infection

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Cryptococcus neoformans is a saprophytic fungus that causes fatal disseminated infections in immunocompromised hosts. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple cases of secondary viral, bacterial, and fungal infections have been reported in ...
H. Ghanem, Geetha Sivasubramanian
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