Viridans streptococcus, an indigenous bacterial species of the mouth and gastrointestinal tract, is thought to be a rare cause of bacterial meningitis. The type of streptococcus involved is important because each type causes a different kind of meningitis and is associated with a different outcome. A 39-year-old previously healthy man was admitted due to the onset of acute purulent meningitis. ...

BACKGROUND Recent research into the role of the human microbiome in maintaining health has identified the potentially harmful impact of antimicrobials. AIM The association with bacterial and viral meningitis following antimicrobial prescription during the previous year was investigated to determine whether antimicrobials have a deleterious effect on the nasopharyngeal microbiome. DESIGN AND...

Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is one of the most severe infectious diseases, causing neurologic sequel, and a case fatality rate of 20-30%. The aim of this paper was to summarize the main causes of ABM in Iran. We searched the data for relevant articles using meningitis, etiology, and Iran as search terms. We found 23 papers for inclusion in the review that focused specifically on the ABM, a...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a multifunctional cytokine that has been found to be elevated in tuberculous and bacterial meningitis, but no evaluation has been undertaken of its usefulness in identifying various forms of aseptic meningitis. METHODS In a retrospective study, the levels of HGF in the cerebrospinal fluid of 65 patients were measured prior to treatment....

PURPOSE Meningitis is among the most common infections affecting the central nervous system. It can be difficult to determine the exact pathogen responsible for the infection and patients are often treated with empiric antibiotics. This study was conducted to identify the most common clinical characteristics of enteroviral meningitis in children and evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of reverse t...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections and should be treated as emergency. As it has significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world, every country should have precise information regarding the etiological agents of disease and populations at risk to design public health prevention strategy. In the present study in addition of evaluation of...

Introduction: Studies regarding acute symptomatic seizures in patients with acute bacterial meningitis are few. We analyzed the incidence and details of new-onset acute symptomatic seizures in patients with ‘etiology proven acute bacterial meningitis’. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study involved 47 patients with community-acquired confi rmed acute bacterial meningitis who manifes...