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The pathogenesis of tuberculous meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2019
Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death globally. Dissemination of TB to the brain results in the most severe form of extrapulmonary TB, tuberculous meningitis (TBM), which represents a medical emergency associated with high rates of mortality and disability. Via various mechanisms the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)
Angharad Grace, Davis, Ursula Karin, Rohlwink, Alizé, Proust, Anthony A, Figaji, Robert J, Wilkinson   +4 more
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Clinical characteristics of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy in adults: a retrospective analysis of 9 cases

Internal Medicine Journal, Volume 56, Issue 4, Page 589-597, April 2026.
Abstract Background To identify early diagnostic clues, we analysed cerebrospinal fluid and serum biomarkers in patients with autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP‐A) and compared biomarker trends with those in patients with viral meningoencephalitis, tuberculous meningoencephalitis, and anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor ...
Siruo Guo, Jinyu Huang, Tingting Liu, Wu Yang   +3 more
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The Epidemiology of Meningitis among Adults in a South African Province with a High HIV Prevalence, 2009-2012. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
INTRODUCTION:Meningitis is a major cause of mortality in southern Africa. We aimed to describe the aetiologies and frequencies of laboratory-confirmed fungal and bacterial meningitis among adults in a South African province with an 11% HIV prevalence ...
Erika Britz, Olga Perovic, Claire von Mollendorf, Anne von Gottberg, Samantha Iyaloo, Vanessa Quan, Verushka Chetty, Charlotte Sriruttan, Nazir A Ismail, Ananta Nanoo, Alfred Musekiwa, Carl Reddy, Karien Viljoen, Cheryl Cohen, Nelesh P Govender   +14 more
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Murine cytomegalovirus genomic material in marrow cells; relation to altered leukocyte counts during sublethal infection of mice [PDF]

, 1987
To investigate infection of hematopoietic cells by murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), we used in situ hybridization to detect MCMV genomic material in marrow cells during sublethal infection of three-week-old mice.
Bale, J. F., Giller, R., Koszinowski, Ulrich H., O'Neil, M. E., Perlman, S.   +4 more
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A 9‐Year‐Old Boy With Right‐Sided Extrapulmonary Drug‐Resistant Tuberculosis Subphrenic Abscess: A Case Report From Woldia, Northeast Ethiopia

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
Coronal reconstruction post contrast thoraco‐abdominal CT of a 9 years old boy taken December, 2023. This shows 1.45 by 3.9 cms hypodense collection having rim enhancement in the right anterio‐inferior sub‐phrenic space suggestive of abscess. ABSTRACT Diagnosing extrapulmonary and drug‐resistant tuberculosis in children is challenging.
Animaw Lingerew, Samuel Addis, Adugnaw Atnafu, Zeru Siyoum, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa   +4 more
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Treatment outcomes for children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Paediatric multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is a public health challenge of growing concern, accounting for an estimated 15% of all global cases of MDR tuberculosis. Clinical management is especially challenging, and recommendations are
Abubakar, Al-Dabbagh, Borenstien, Caminero, Dena Ettehad, Drobac, du Cros, Fairlie, Falzon, Feja, Furin, Furin, Golder, Graham S Cooke, Granich, Guyatt, H Simon Schaaf, Hesseling, Hesseling, Houwert, James A Seddon, Johnston, Laserson, Leung, Mendez Echevarria, Mitnick, Munsiff, Nathan Ford, Nelson, Newcombe, Nicol, Orenstein, Padayatchi, Riley, Rucker, Schaaf, Schaaf, Schaaf, Schaaf, Schaaf, Seddon, Smith, Swanson   +42 more
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Germ Panic and Chalice Hygiene in the Church of England, c.1895–1930

Journal of Religious History, Volume 50, Issue 1, Page 20-37, March 2026.
The late‐Victorian medical revolution in bacteriology, and growing public awareness of hygienic standards and the danger of disease infection from germs, created alarm about the traditional Christian practice of drinking from a common cup at Holy Communion.
Andrew Atherstone
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Post Penicillin Antibiotics: From acceptance to resistance? [PDF]

, 2000
Edited transcript of a Witness Seminar held at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, in London, on 12 May 1998. First published by the Wellcome Trust, 2000. ©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust, London, 2000.
Reynolds, LA, Tansey, EM
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Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is significantly associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection and multidrug resistance in cases of tuberculous meningitis [PDF]

, 2006
Multidrug-resistant tuberculous meningitis is fatal without rapid diagnosis and use of second-line therapy. it is more common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients.
Caws, Maxine, Farrar, Jeremy, Kremer, Kristin, Mai, Nguyet Thu Huyen, Nguyen, Thi Hong Duyen, Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Lan, Nguyen, Thi Phuong, Nguyen, Tran Chinh, Nguyen, Van Vinh Chau, Phan, Minh Duy, Stepniewska, Kasia, Thwaites, Guy, Tran, Huu Loc, Tran, Thi Hong Chau, van Soolingen, Dick   +14 more
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Biofilm Associated Persistence and Drug Tolerance in Mycobacteria Within Host Microenvironments

APMIS, Volume 134, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Biofilms formed by mycobacteria, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), represent a major challenge in tuberculosis (TB) treatment due to their highly organized structure and their capacity to induce phenotypic drug tolerance. These three‐dimensional bacterial aggregates are embedded in a self‐produced extracellular matrix that ...
Lourdes Serrano Garcia, Cesar Augusto Roque‐Borda, Fernando Rogério Pavan, Marlus Chorilli   +3 more
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