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Reducing the Burden of Bacterial Meningitis in the African Meningitis Belt After MenAfriVac
The African meningitis belt - a semi-arid region stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia - experiences the highest incidence of bacterial meningitis in the world, characterised by seasonal fluctuations in endemic disease, localized outbreaks, and multiennial epidemics. MenAfriVac, a serogroup A …
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An SCIR Model of Meningococcal Meningitis
A model for meningitis is developed by adding a class of carriers to the basic SIR model. This model is used to analyze the impact a vaccination program can have on the health of the population of epidemic prone countries. Analysis of the model shows the local stability of the disease free …
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Hearing loss in experimental bacterial meningitis
Experimental meningitis was induced in pigmented guinea pigs by subarachnoid inoculation of \(1 \times 10^9\) Escherichia coli K-12 or \(3 \times 10^7\) CFU Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 2 D39 (NCTC 7466) or PLN-A, \(\Delta\)NA1 or \(\Delta\)HY1, defined isogenic derivatives of D39 deficient in …
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Investigations into HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis
[Background] Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a common form of tuberculosis in high TB incidence settings. However, the burden of disease and outcome in affected adults is unknown in Cape Town. The diagnosis of TBM is often challenging, particularly in HIV co-infected patients and no standardized …
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Drug recovery in paediatric tuberculous meningitis
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the single leading infectious disease killer across the world. Infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is the most lethal form of the disease. There has been little adjustment to the standard drug regimens over several decades, but there remain many …
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Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Zambian children: Highlighting the changing pattern in the Aetiology of Bacterial Meningitis in Zambia
… based prospective study on Acute Bacterial Meningitis (ABM) in Zambian Children was done in the department of Paediatrics, University Teaching Hospital Lusaka over a period of six months in the hot dry season (1st August to the end of November) of the years 1992 and 1993. The aim and …
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Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Zambian children: Highlighting the changing pattern in the Aetiology of Bacterial Meningitis in Zambia
… based prospective study on Acute Bacterial Meningitis (ABM) in Zambian Children was done in the department of Paediatrics, University Teaching Hospital Lusaka over a period of six months in the hot dry season (1st August to the end of November) of the years 1992 and 1993. The aim and …
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Procalcitonin in der Frühdiagnose der bakteriellen Meningitis
Die Prognose einer lebensbedrohlichen Meningitis wird bestimmt durch möglichst erregergerechte und möglichst frühzeitige Therapie. Dabei spielt die Unterscheidung zwischen eitriger Meningitis durch typische oder schwer anzüchtbare Bakterien und abakterieller Meningitis eine Rolle, um die …
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Host and pathogen genetics associated with pneumococcal meningitis
Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, a layer of tissue surrounding the brain. In cases of pneumococcal meningitis (where the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is the causat- ive agent) this causes severe inflammation, requiring intensive care and rapid antibiotic treatment. The contribution …
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Pattern recognition in the detection of Tuberculous Meningitis
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-107).
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Bacterial meningitis in neonates and children South Africa
Acute bacterial meningitis is defined as the inflammation of the meninges. It is caused by various bacteria and the specific aetiology is age dependant. In the neonatal period the causative organisms are: Group B streptococci, Gram - negative bacilli (e.g.: E. coli, Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter …
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Cognitive outcomes in adults with HIV-associated Tuberculous Meningitis
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a common cause of meningitis in adults in South Africa (1-3), second only to cryptococcal meningitis in studies of microbiologically confirmed meningitis, and accounting for 28% of cases in one (1). Conventional diagnostic tests for TBM are, however, relatively …
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Incidencia de meningitis séptica en la zona oriental del país
El encéfalo y la médula espinal constituyen el centro de control de todas las funciones orgánicas, los cuales, para ejercer esas funciones deben contar con algún mecanismo de protección. Normalmente estos órganos se encuentran en un ambiente estéril, rodeado de un medio líquido que funciona como …
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The treatment of tuberculous meningitis : a study of twenty-six cases
… of streptomycin a few years ago, tuberculous meningitis was a one hundred percent fatal disease. It is now justifiable to present a thesis on the treatment of this disease for streptomycin is the first therapeutic agent to be used extensively and successfully in the treatment of tuberculous …
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Epidemiology and Control of Meningitis in Ghana: Application of Mathematical Modelling
Meningitis remains a major global health challenge, with over 2.5 million cases reported annually. The African meningitis belt–spanning 26 countries, including Ghana—has experienced recurrent, often large-scale epidemics for more than a century, primarily caused by Neisseria meningitidis. …
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Dysphagia in children (0-12 years) recovering from tuberculosis meningitis (TBM)
Background information: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe extra-pulmonary complication of tuberculosis (TB) and also the most common bacterial meningitis in the Western Cape. The consequences of childhood TBM include poor motor and neurological outcomes which could lead to dysphagia. …
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Biomarkers of neurological tissue injury and inflammation in paediatric tuberculous meningitis
[Background] Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in children has high mortality and neurological morbidity rates. The assessment of disease severity and prognostication are difficult because several factors influence initial presentation, and advanced tools for these are lacking. Biomarkers of …
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