AIMC Topic: Meningitis, Bacterial

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Increased risk of group B Streptococcus causing meningitis in infants with mannose-binding lectin deficiency.

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Oct 25, 2018
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency with susceptibility and clinical features of group B Streptococcus (GBS) causing meningitis in Chinese infants.
Genotype Genetic Association Studies Case-Control Studies China Streptococcus agalactiae Polymorphism, Genetic Young Adult Disease Susceptibility Meningitis, Bacterial Adult Mannose-Binding Lectin Metabolism, Inborn Errors Middle Aged Alleles Infant Streptococcal Infections Male Humans Female Infant, Newborn Risk Factors
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Healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis in a neuro-ICU: Incidence and risk factors selected by machine learning approach.

Journal of critical care Mar 23, 2018
PURPOSE: To define the incidence of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis (HAVM) in the neuro-ICU and to identify HAVM risk factors using tree-based machine learning (ML) algorithms.
Humans Machine Learning Prospective Studies Child Surgical Wound Infection Incidence Child, Preschool Russia Adult Craniotomy Male Cerebral Ventriculitis Risk Factors Postoperative Complications Cross Infection Young Adult Adolescent Intensive Care Units Meningitis, Bacterial Middle Aged Female
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Procalcitonin as a potential predicting factor for prognosis in bacterial meningitis.

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Oct 26, 2016
We investigated the potential role of serum procalcitonin in differentiating bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis, and in predicting the prognosis in patients with bacterial meningitis. This was a retrospective study of 80 patients with bacteri...
Meningitis, Viral Meningitis, Bacterial Calcitonin Biomarkers Middle Aged Prognosis Adult Diagnosis, Differential Humans Aged, 80 and over Adolescent Male Predictive Value of Tests Retrospective Studies Female Young Adult Hospital Mortality Aged
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Cerebrospinal fluid ferritin concentration in patients with purulent, bacterial meningitis – own observations.

Przeglad epidemiologiczny Jan 1, 2016
THE AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ferritin concentration assessment in adults with purulent, bacterial meningoencephalitis.
Ferritins Meningitis, Bacterial Male Severity of Illness Index Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Meningoencephalitis Interleukin-6 Biomarkers Female Adult Prognosis Humans
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