Acute Bacterial Meningitis
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13. Two family members with a syndrome of headache and rash caused by human parvovirus B19
Human parvovirus B19 infection can cause erythema infectiosum (EI) and several other clinical presentations. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is rare, and only a few reports of encephalitis and aseptic meningitis have been published. Here, we describe 2 cases of B19 infection in a family presenting different clinical features. A 30 year old female wi
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2001-02
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14. Representação social de pais de crianças com meningite bacteriana
The bacterial meningitis is an infection, which causes inflammation of the meninges that can lead to permanent neurological and/or motor related damages when affecting individuaIs less than 5 years old. The disease was studied from the moment it becomes a social disease due to the pre-established thoughts that allowing individuaIs to recognize as a social di
Publicado em: 2001
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15. Rapid diagnosis of gram-negative bacterial meningitis by the Limulus endotoxin assay.
The Limulus amoebocyte lysate endotoxin assay was evaluated as a method for rapid diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in a series of 305 patients. The results of Limulus assays on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from these patients were compared with the results for each patient of routine bacterial cultures and Gram stains. Positive Limulus tests were
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16. Cerebrospinal fluid concentration of fibronectin in meningitis.
Fibronectin concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid were assessed in 20 patients with acute meningitis using a turbidimetric immunoassay. A significant increase in fibronectin concentrations was observed in patients with bacterial meningitis; decreased concentrations were observed in patients with viral meningitis. The determination of fibronectin concentr
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17. Dexamethasone treatment for acute bacterial meningitis: how strong is the evidence for routine use?
A methodological appraisal of the published randomised controlled trials on the use of dexamethasone as an adjunct treatment in acute bacterial meningitis was carried out to examine whether the available evidence is strong enough to support the routine use of the drug. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they were published in indexed journals after 1966,
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18. Computed tomography in acute bacterial meningitis
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19. Guidelines for managing acute bacterial meningitis
British Medical Journal.
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20. Bactericidal activity against cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in cerebrospinal fluid of children with acute bacterial meningitis.
There are reports of failure of extended-spectrum cephalosporin treatment in pneumococcal meningitis. On the basis of in vitro and animal experimental studies, the addition of vancomycin or rifampin to an extended-spectrum cephalosporin has been recommended for empiric treatment of these patients. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was taken from 31 children with bac
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21. Dexamethasone treatment for acute bacterial meningitis: how strong is the evidence for routine use?
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22. Cerebrospinal fluid outflow resistance in rabbits with experimental meningitis. Alterations with penicillin and methylprednisolone.
Acute bacterial meningitis may be associated with increased intracranial pressure, neurological sequelae such as communicating hydrocephalus, and a slow response to antibiotic therapy. Alterations in cerebrospinal hydrodynamics are at least partially responsible for these complications. Constant, low-flow short-duration manometric infusion studies through a
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23. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition Reduces Inflammation in the Acute Stage of Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis
Bacterial meningitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the central nervous system with a mortality rate of up to 30%. Excessive stimulation of the host immune system by bacterial surface components contributes to this devastating outcome. In vitro studies have shown that protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors are highly effective in preventing the release of p
American Society for Microbiology.
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24. Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis by Broad-Range Bacterial PCR with Cerebrospinal Fluid
We used broad-range bacterial PCR combined with DNA sequencing to examine prospectively cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with suspected meningitis. Fifty-six CSF samples from 46 patients were studied during the year 1995. Genes coding for bacterial 16S and/or 23S rRNA genes could be amplified from the CSF samples from five patients with a clin
American Society for Microbiology.