ALLMedicine™ Bacterial Meningitis Center

Nov 30th, 2021 - Neurenteric cyst is a rare congenital anomaly that belongs to the spinal dysraphism spectrum. It is classically a disease of late childhood, with some rare reports of intrauterine and adult presentation. The increase in incidental antenatal diagno...

Nov 24th, 2021 - Acute bacterial meningitis is a bacterial infection of the membranes that surround and protect the brain, known as the meninges. The primary therapy for bacterial meningitis is antibiotics and corticosteroids. Although these therapies significantl...

Nov 21st, 2021 - Infectious meningitis and encephalitis are associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute bacterial meningitis is rapidly fatal and early recognition and institution of therapy are imperative. Viral meningitis is typically a ...

Nov 17th, 2021 - Global Plan Targets Elimination of Bacterial Meningitis Epidemics.|2021|Kuehn BM,|

Nov 16th, 2021 - Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a major cause of bacterial meningitis, septicemia and pneumonia in children. Inappropriate choice of antibiotic can have important adverse consequences for both the individual and the community. Here, we...

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...

Nov 3rd, 2021 - In the United States, youth 2 to 24 years of age are at high risk for bacterial meningitis infection. Despite antibiotic treatment, the mortality rate for meningitis and sepsis can reach as high as 53% caused by Neisseria meningitidis. This rate c...

Oct 27th, 2021 - Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis, meningococcus) is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia worldwide. The introduction of serotype specific glycoconjugate vaccines into the routine infant immunization schedule, in countries...

Apr 13th, 2021 - The investigator's purpose is to study the population pharmacokinetics of meropenem, vancomycin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, ceftizoxime and linezolid in children of bacterial meningitis with augmented renal clearance and assess dosage individualiza...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - In France, Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading agent involved in community-acquired bacterial pneumopathies and bacterial meningitis. The frequency of these infections is increasing in at-risk subjects. Paradoxically, pneumococcal vaccination ...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Ceftobiprole is a very active new cephalosporin on staphylococci resistant to methicillin (SEMR: Staphylococcus epidermidis Resistant to Meticillin, SAMR: Staphylococcus aureus Resistant to Meticillin) and / or vancomycin; it is also very active o...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jun 16th, 2021 - A clinical prediction rule combining procalcitonin, absolute neutrophil count, and urinalysis effectively identified most febrile infants at low risk for serious bacterial infections, based on data from 702 individuals The clinical prediction rule.