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Demographic profiles and risk factors for mortality in acute meningitis: A nationwide population‐based observational study

open access: yesAcute Medicine & Surgery
Aim Acute meningitis encompasses bacterial, viral (aseptic), fungal, tuberculous, and carcinomatous meningitis. The rate and risks of mortality in each type remain uncertain. This study aimed to elucidate these aspects in each type of meningitis. Methods
Tetsuya Akaishi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Features tuberculous etiology meningitis in young children

open access: yesБюллетень сибирской медицины, 2012
The appointment of anti-TB drugs with meningitis tuberculous etiology later than the 10th day of illness in most cases leads to an unfavorable outcome of the disease and the development of serious complications. Specific therapy, conducted by the anti-TB
O. V. Kolokolova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flow cytometry to assess the counts and physiological state of Cronobacter sakazakii cells after heat exposure [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2019
Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic pathogen associated with outbreaks of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, septicemia, and meningitis. Reconstituted powdered infant formulae (PIF) is the most common vehicle of infection. Plate count methods do not provide direct information on the physiological status of cells.
arxiv  

Evaluation of Cerebrospinal fluid adenosine deaminase activity as a complimentary tool in the early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in children

open access: yesJournal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2012
The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis cannot be made or excluded on the basis of clinical findings. Definite laboratory diagnosis is cumbersome and time consuming.
A Pan, A Biswas, A Chaterjee, R Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Graph Classification and Radiomics Signature for Identification of Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a serious brain infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, characterized by inflammation of the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. Diagnosis often requires invasive lumbar puncture (LP) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis.
arxiv  

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1 beta levels in children with bacterial, tuberculous and aseptic meningitis

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1997
Cerebrospinal fluid levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1 beta in 78 children with nonbacterial, bacterial and tuberculous meningitis, and in 34 control subjects were analyzed in order to evaluate the involvement of these ...
M Ceyhan   +6 more
doaj  

Cyclooxygenase Inhibition Limits Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption following Intracerebral Injection of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha in the Rat [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 323(2): 488-498 (2007), 2007
Increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is important in neurological disorders. Neuroinflammation is associated with increased BBB breakdown and brain injury. Tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) is involved in BBB injury and edema formation through a mechanism involving matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) upregulation. There is emerging evidence
arxiv  

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