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Research & Reviews 1,164 results
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.17812
JAMA Network Open; Rezai M, Fullwood C et. al.
Jun 23rd, 2022 - Endogenous cortisol levels in children and adolescents during acute illnesses can contribute to the evidence base required to optimize glucocorticoid (GC) stress doses for children and adolescents known to have GC deficiency. To identify endogenou...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.06.013
The Journal of Infection; Deliran SS, Brouwer MC et. al.
Jun 22nd, 2022 - To determine the incidence, clinical course, radiological patterns, and clinical outcome of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) complicating community-acquired bacterial meningitis. The clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with ICH complic...
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European Journal of Pediatrics; Kajiwara K, Koga H
Jun 18th, 2022 - The purpose of this study is to elucidate risk factors for central nervous system infection and early seizure recurrence in children with febrile seizures (FSs) and thus facilitate outpatient management of complex FS. This single-center, retrospec...
https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228221104364
Clinical Pediatrics; Assioun J, Ungs C et. al.
Jun 17th, 2022 - Perforated Neonatal Appendicits With Associated Intraperitoneal Abscess and Bacterial Meningitis: The Case of the Baby Who Would Not Stay Well.|2022|Assioun J,Ungs C,Thomas R,Wagner S,|
https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003613
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; Tkacz K, Piwowarczyk A et. al.
Jun 16th, 2022 - Streptococcus intermedius is a commensal bacterium increasingly associated with brain abscesses. It can infect the brain through a direct extension of an inflammatory process or a hematogenous route. Meningitis due to this pathogen is sporadic and...
Guidelines 1 results
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2016.01.007
The Journal of Infection; McGill F, Heyderman RS et. al.
Feb 5th, 2016 - Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal sepsis are rare conditions with high case fatality rates. Early recognition and prompt treatment saves lives. In 1999 the British Infection Society produced a consensus statement for the management of immunoc...
Drugs 58 results see all →
Clinicaltrials.gov 48 results
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05361499
Jun 6th, 2022 - Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is the leading cause of pneumonia, bacterial meningitis and bacteraemia worldwide in the very young and the elderly. Although pneumococcal vaccines exist, they do not provide complete prot...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04308928
May 23rd, 2022 - IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE TO EDCTP2 Despite considerable ongoing efforts in the development of tools to combat tuberculosis (TB), the disease was responsible for approximately 1.6 million deaths, with 10 million people developing the disease worldw...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03226379
May 4th, 2022 - HIV-associated central nervous system (CNS) infection causes significant mortality and places a high burden on limited health care resources in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Cohort and autopsy studies estimate that CNS infections cause up to a third o...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05093829
Apr 7th, 2022 - Meningococcal meningitis, caused by invasive strains of Neisseria meningitidis, is a major public health concern because of its considerable morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Case fatality during meningococcal meningitis epidemics can...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05062642
Jan 24th, 2022 - Meningitis is the development of an inflammatory reaction in the meningeal space, most often of infectious origin. Many pathogens can cause meningitis, the severity of which varies greatly. Patients presenting with a febrile meningeal syndrome are...
News 162 results
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/972699
Apr 25th, 2022 - This article was originally published in Portuguese on Medscape . Bacteria and viruses are the leading causes of community-acquired meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and prompt treatment with appropr...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/962096
Nov 2nd, 2021 - Most children with simple febrile seizures (SFSs) can be safely managed without lumbar puncture or other diagnostic tests without risking delayed diagnosis of bacterial meningitis, new data gathered from a 15-year span suggest. Vidya R. Raghavan, ...
https://www.mdedge.com/pediatrics/article/248077/meningitis/managing-simple-febrile-seizures-without-lumbar-puncture-safe
Marcia Frellick
Oct 29th, 2021 - Most children with simple febrile seizures (SFSs) can be safely managed without lumbar puncture or other diagnostic tests without risking delayed diagnosis of bacterial meningitis, new data gathered from a 15-year span suggest. Vidya R.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960501
Oct 8th, 2021 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners recently released an ambitious plan, the Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030. Their goal is to reduce deaths and disabilities from bacterial meningitis, which kills about 250,000 people ...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957889
Sep 15th, 2021 - Pneumococcal infections are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, a gram-positive, catalase-negative organism simply called pneumococcus. S pneumoniae is the most frequent cause of community-acquired pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, bacteremia, and ...
