نتایج جستجو برای: community acquired meningitis

تعداد نتایج: 539553  

2013
Hee Jung Choi

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editorial Procalcitonin (PCT) levels increase in inflammatory states following infection, tumor, burn, trauma, or surgery [1]. Many clinical studies have found that PCT levels significantly increase in patients with bacterial or fungal infection [2, 3]. Conv...

Journal: :South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde 2013
Guy A Richards Eugene Elliott Erica J Shaddock David Mushi Mogiyana Mzileni Roanne Ray Stephen Rulisa Freddy Seolwane Sarah L Stacey Anton Stoltz Jacqueline P Venturas Herman Schoeman

BACKGROUND Community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM) is a life-threatening condition that is common among immunocompromised individuals. Intravenous ceftriaxone, of which Rocephin (ROC) is the originator brand, is recommended as first-line therapy in South Africa. Despite concerns regarding therapeutic equivalence with generic agents, this is the first study that has been conducted compari...

1Mohammad Reza Zali 1Mohammad Taghi Salehian Anahita Dezfulian Hossein Dabiri, Mahvash Oskoui Masumeh Azimirad Mohammad Mehdi Aslani, Parisa Farrokh

Objective(s) Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of human infection, and emergence of vancomycin-resistance S. aureus  is a great concern for treatment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus,(MRSA) in recent years (MRSA). Here, we report the isolation of high-level VRSA. Materials and Methods S. aureus was isolated from foot ulcer of a diabetic woman in Tehran, Iran. Antibiotic susceptibilit...

Journal: :Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2013
Eduardo Genaro Mutarelli Tarso Adoni

Iatrogenic meningitis can be caused by a number of mechanisms. The recent case reports of fungal meningitis after application of epidural methylprednisolone caused warning in the medical community. Cases were caused by contaminated lots of methylprednisolone from a single compounding pharmacy. Several medications can cause meningitis by probable hypersensitivity mechanism. Neurologists should b...

Journal: :Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases 2009
U. R. Goonetilleke S. A. Ward S. B. Gordon

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial cause of community-acquired meningitis worldwide. Despite optimal antibiotic therapy and supportive care, the mortality of this condition remains very high at 20-30% in the developed world and over 60% in under-resourced hospitals. In developed countries, approximately half of the survivors suffer intellectual impairment, hearing loss, or ot...

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