The objective of the study was to study the performance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) procalcitonin as a marker for bacterial meningitis in neonates, and to determine its optimal ‘cutoff’ in CSF that ...

This study evaluated children who presented to 20 emergency departments across the United States to determine whether pretreatment with antibiotics correlated with different cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Bacterial meningitis poses diagnostic challenges in infants. Antibiotic pretreatment and low bacterial density diminish cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture yield, while laboratory parameters do not ...

Twenty-four of 25 patients with bacterial meningitis and nine of 11 with CNS viral infection had increased LDH activity in the CSF. The mean levels were 112.8 units per milliliter in bacterial, 193 ...

San Diego, California — Use of a test approved for detection of fungal infection in the blood to test the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been successful in diagnosing fungal meningitis in the current ...

Bagged in three layers of meninges and selectively fenced off by the blood brain barrier, our central nervous system (CNS) interacts within strict limits with our immune system. Protective ...

A pharmacokinetic (PK) study of AC480 administered twice daily in patients with surgically resectable, recurrent malignant glioma (MG) not on enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug (EIAED). Background: ...

The meninges are the membranes covering the spinal cord and the brain. When the meninges become swollen or inflamed, it results in meningitis. Bacterial meningitis occurs in infants, children, and ...

Meningitis typically occurs due to a bacterial or viral infection, but other conditions are sometimes responsible, including fungal or parasitic infection, certain autoimmune inflammatory conditions, ...

What are the clinical manifestations of meningococcal meningitis? Patients usually present with flu-like symptoms: fever, sore throat, myalgias, arthralgias, and general malaise. These signs and ...