BACKGROUND The differential diagnosis between bacterial and viral meningitis is not easy in some cases. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is essential for establishing this diagnosis. The objectives were to quantitate lactic acid (LA) concentrations in bacterial and viral meningitis, and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases in order to evaluate the diagnostic utility of CSF LA for discr...

 ABSTRACT Background: A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with primers from "hpd" gene was compared with culture for the detection of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in CSF samples from children suspected of meningitis. Methods: 300 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from suspected meningitis cases were studied by culture (Leventhal & Chocolate Agar) and PCR. Results: The latter...

Background and Objective: Hospitals niche as a source and repository for microbial infections are playing a significant role in the health of hospitalized patients. Bacteria are playing an essential role in human and animal blood infections and meningitis. The prevalence of bacterial agents and their susceptibility patterns are fundamental goals of current research. Materials and Methods: Samp...

Infections caused by non-neoformans Cryptococcus spp., including laurentii, previously thought to be saprophyte and non-pathogenic, have become more common during the past few years, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. To best of our knowledge here, we present first case meningitis an patient due a fungus that has never been reported Pakistan. Our patient, 40-year old male, who had acquire...

Background: Nosocomial meningitis after spinal anaesthesia is a very rare event and it can be functionally or vitally life threatening in the short term. Pseudomonas aeruginosa responsible for severenosocomial infections including meningitis. Ceftazidime cefepime are reference treatments but none of these molecules available Madagascar. Cefoperazoneis little known Europe United States well Asia...

Context: Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases & tubercular meningitis is one of the most deadly complications due to missed diagnosis and delayed Treatment and result in significant morbidity and mortality. The signs and symptoms, results of routine analysis of CSF and radiographic findings for patients with CNS tuberculosis are often inadequate in making a definitive diag...

viruses are the most common causes of aseptic meningitis. early detection, treatment and management of viral meningitis are priority. this study aimed to evaluate common viral meningitis in children referred to taleghani pediatrics hospital in gorgan, south east of caspian sea, iran. in this descriptive study csf and blood samples were taken from 40 children with negative bacterial culture who ...

central nervous system’s disorders including chronic meningitis (cm) have considerable mortality and irreversible complications, and diagnosis and treatment of cm is difficult. in this retrospective study we reviwed epidemiological and clinical findings, treatment results and prognostic factors of 97 patients with cm admitted in imam khomeini hospital for the last 10 years. important etiologica...