The clinical features, investigations, treatment and outcome were studied in 104 patients with definite or probable tuberculous meningitis. The diagnosis of definite tuberculous meningitis required the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from cultures, or a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for M. tuberculosis. In probable tuberculous meningitis, cultures and the PCR assay were ne...

introduction bacterial meningitis is a known infectious disease which occurs at early ages and should be promptly diagnosed and treated. bacterial and aseptic meningitis are hard to be distinguished. therefore, physicians should be highly informed and experienced in this area. the main aim of this study was to suggest a system for distinguishing between bacterial and aseptic meningitis, using f...

Serratia species are opportunistic, gram-negative, motile bacteria classified in the large family Enterobacteriaceae and differentiate from Klebsiella spp. with slow fermenting lactose DNAase positive (1,2). One of characteristics that distinguishes them other is to synthesize red pigments, prodigiosins. It can cause nosocomial infections especcialy newborns patients intensive care units. spp.;...

BACKGROUND Infants with fever and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis are routinely admitted to the hospital for parenteral antibiotic therapy for potential bacterial meningitis pending results of CSF culture. Published estimates suggest that 90% of all episodes of meningitis are caused by enterovirus. Enteroviral polymerase chain reaction (ePCR) has a sensitivity of 92% to 100% and a specifi...

INTRODUCTION Bacterial meningitis persists in being a substantial cause of high mortality and severe neurological morbidity, despite the advances in antimicrobial therapy. Accurate data has not been available regarding the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis particularly in developing countries, yet. Indeed, the present systematic review provides a comprehensive data analysis on the prevalence...

Objectives While bacterial meningitis is a concerning complication after endoscopic skull base surgery, the diagnosis can be made without consideration for aseptic meningitis. This article aims to (1) present a patient with recurrent craniopharyngioma and multiple postoperative episodes of aseptic meningitis and (2) discuss the diagnosis and management of aseptic meningitis. Design Case report ...

background human enteroviruses are members of picornaviridae family; they are non-enveloped, icosahedral viruses with positive rna as genome. echovirus 30 is an important member of enteroviruses that is recognized in outbreaks of enterovirus meningitis. objectives the aim of this study was to determine relative frequency of echovirus 30 as an important agent of aseptic meningitis among children...

BACKGROUND Early differential diagnosis between acute bacterial and viral meningitis is problematic. We aimed to investigate whether the detection of lipocalin 2, a protein of the acute innate immunity response, may be used as a marker for acute bacterial meningitis. METHODS Transgenic mice expressing the human transferrin were infected by intraperitoneal route and were imaged. Cerebrospinal ...

Pseudomonas stutzeri is a Gram-negative bacterium that has been accounted for as causative specialist of certain diseases. It cause pneumonia, meningitis, visual disease, osteomyelitis and joint Thus, this species could be considered an opportunistic but rare pathogen. In addition, possess extensive variety resistance mechanisms against diverse group antibiotics