Clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Atezolizumab-induced encephalitis, aseptic meningitis or meningoencephalitis by Qingzi Yan, Yixiang Hu, Xiang Liu, Hong Xia

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A Rare Case of Wolfram Syndrome Presenting With Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report by Nabiha Khan, Muhammad Usama Ashraf, Sadia Khan, Allahdad Khan, Humna Shahzad, Mudasira Habib, Aseel Kamal

“…When concurrently presenting with another condition, such as tuberculous meningitis, the widespread range of resulting symptoms delays the establishment of diagnosis and treatment, which results in increased patient morbidity.…”
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Macrophage activation syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus erythematous triggered by tuberculous meningitis by Noura Alowais, Noura Zamani, Faisal Elbadawi, Hassan Ahmed, Pankhi Dutta, Aesha Sharif

“…We report a rare, interesting case of a middle-aged female, with a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flare complicated by macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), in which tuberculous meningitis (TBM) was the identified trigger. Case report: A 48-year-old female with an African ethnic background, diagnosed with SLE, presented with a 2-week history of high-grade fever, cough, and worsening arthralgia. …”
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Bacterial cytolysin during meningitis disrupts the regulation of glutamate in the brain, leading to synaptic damage. by Carolin Wippel, Jana Maurer, Christina Förtsch, Sabrina Hupp, Alexandra Bohl, Jiangtao Ma, Timothy J Mitchell, Stephanie Bunkowski, Wolfgang Brück, Roland Nau, Asparouh I Iliev

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) meningitis is a common bacterial infection of the brain. …”
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A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Child with a Congenital Heart Disease by Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Ujjwal Laghu, Raju Poudel, Konosuke Morimoto, Koya Ariyoshi

“…Cryptococcal meningitis, which has a high mortality rate, is rare in immunocompetent children. …”
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Meningitis due to Streptococcus suis in Two Patients with Occupational Exposure from Northeastern Brazil by Francisco Breno Ponte de Matos, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Camila Negreiro Dias, Lorena Pinho Mendes, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros Bessa

“…Streptococcus suis is an emerging zoonotic agent that causes bacterial meningitis. S. suis is an encapsulated Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacterium. …”
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Comparison of mNGS with conventional methods for diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis: a retrospective study by Zai-Jie Jiang, Jian-Chen Hong, Bi-Wei Lin, Wei-Qing Zhang, Qi-Chao Fan, Bi-Hui Yang, Xiang-Ping Yao

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Gradenigo’s Syndrome and Bacterial Meningitis in a Patient with a Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma by Jacqueline Hodges, Julie Matsumoto, Nicholas Jaeger, Brian Wispelwey

“…He was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis by lumbar puncture and treated with empiric antibiotics, with CSF eventually revealing nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. …”
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Recurrent CSF Rhinorrhea Misdiagnosed as Chronic Allergic Rhinitis with Subsequent Development of Bacterial Meningitis by Michael T. Ulrich, Lawrence K. Loo, Michael B. Ing

“…CSF rhinorrhea places patients at risk of developing bacterial meningitis.…”
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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole-Induced Aseptic Meningitis: A Rare Presentation of Commonly Used Antibiotic by Salem Agabawi

“…Drug-induced aseptic meningitis is a rare medical condition with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole being one of the most common antimicrobial agents associated with it. …”
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The Causative Pathogen Determines the Inflammatory Profile in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Outcome in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis by Denis Grandgirard, Rahel Gäumann, Boubacar Coulibaly, Jean-Pierre Dangy, Ali Sie, Thomas Junghanss, Hans Schudel, Gerd Pluschke, Stephen L. Leib

“…The brain’s inflammatory response to the infecting pathogen determines the outcome of bacterial meningitis (BM), for example, the associated mortality and the extent of brain injury. …”
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Neonatal Meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes: A Case Report From Central India by Abhishek Mehta, Vismit Mungi, Kiran Tripathi, Sagar Jain, Manish Ajmariya

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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

Subjects: “…Bacterial Meningitis…”
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Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in an Immunosuppressed Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis and IgG4 Subclass Deficiency by Shahin Gaini

“…A 51-year-old Caucasian woman with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis was treated and discharged after an uncomplicated course. …”
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Neurosyphilis with Concomitant Cryptococcal and Tuberculous Meningitis in a Patient with AIDS: Report of a Unique Case by Jose Armando Gonzales Zamora, Luis Alberto Espinoza, Rita N. Nwanyanwu

“…Meningitis in individuals living with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is most frequently infectious in origin and usually due to opportunistic infections. …”
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The Potential Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases 8 and 9 and Myeloperoxidase in Predicting Outcomes of Bacterial Meningitis of Childhood by Okko Savonius, Irmeli Roine, Saeed Alassiri, Taina Tervahartiala, Otto Helve, Josefina Fernández, Heikki Peltola, Timo Sorsa, Tuula Pelkonen

“…Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) contribute to the inflammatory cascade in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during bacterial meningitis. We determined levels of MPO, MMP-8, MMP-9, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase- (TIMP-) 1 in the CSF of children with bacterial meningitis and investigated how these inflammatory mediators relate to each other and to the disease outcomes. …”
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Severe CSF immune cell alterations in cryptococcal meningitis gradually resolve during antifungal therapy by Christine Dambietz, Michael Heming, Tobias J. Brix, Andreas Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Phil-Robin Tepasse, Catharina C. Gross, Jonel Trebicka, Heinz Wiendl, Gerd Meyer zu Hörste

Subjects: “…Fungal meningitis…”
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Purulent Meningitis as an Unusual Presentation of Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Vincenzo Vullo

“…Isolated bacterial meningitis as the first manifestation of endocarditis is considered to be an unusual neurological complication. …”
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Determining the required level of care for patients with acute bacterial meningitis: case reports and literature review by G. Makarevičius, N. Giedraitienė, A. Klimašauskienė

Subjects: “…bacterial meningitis…”
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Streptococcus suis-associated neonatal meningitis and sepsis: characterization, antimicrobial resistance, and public health implications by Giovanna Fusco, Rubina Paradiso, Lorena Cardillo, Maria Antonia Salvia, Saveria Dodaro, Veronica Del Monaco, Gianfranco Scarpelli, Francesca Greco, Antonio Rinaldi, Lorella Barca, Stefania Ambrogio, Antonio Limone, Esterina De Carlo, Giorgia Borriello

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