doi:10.1007/s00134-006-0211-9Francois BrivetFrederic Jacobs
A serum procalcitonin level >0.5 ng/ml had high sensitivity and specificity ( 90.1% and 97.1% respectively) in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Conclusion: CSF procalcitonin level seems to be a valuable marker in differentiating between bacterial and viral meningitis....
- Bacterial meningitis - Anything that decreases O2 delivery to brain Presence of CSF LDH isoenzymes 1,2,3 think Viral (lymphocytic reaction) Presence of CSF LDH isoenzymes 4,5 think Bacterial (granulocytic (neutrophilic) reactive) Elevated LDH caused by - Hypoxic injury- Infection If you see ...
After the findings are similar to migraine pathophysiology, symptomatic explanation secondary to aseptic meningitis due to viral or inflammatory etiology has been a research target. For example, investigation pertains to autoimmune cross-reactivity between inflammatory or viral disease-causing autoantibod...
thirdsofpatientswithenteroviralmeningitishaveapolymorphonuclearpredominanceintheCSFwhenexaminedearlyinthecourseoftheillness.Repeatlumbarpunctureafter12to24hours,ifperformed,generallyshowsanevolutiontoalymphocyticpredominance.CSFPCRforenterovirusesyieldsadiagnosisinupto75percentofpatientswithculture-negativeasepticmeningitis8....
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Samples of patients positive for HCV, HIV and bacterial and viral encephalitis and meningitis were excluded from the study. Samples of patients affected by suspected or definite multiple sclerosis were not included in the present study, as they will be discussed in a dedicated paper. We used ...
Another method is polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced fusion of bacterial protoplasts with mammalian cells. Schaffner et al (1980) Proc. Natl A cad. Sci. USA 77:2163. Yet another method is electroporation, which can also be used to introduce DNA directly into the cytoplasm of a host cell, ...
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Enteroviral meningitisChildrenMeningitisBiomarkersAmyloidTau proteinsBiomarkers classically studied in Alzheimer's disease have been analyzed in numerous central nervous system infections in adults, but there are scarce data on these biomarkers in children. Enteroviruses appear to be the most common cause ...