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Meningitis, Pneumococcal

Known as: Pneumococcal Meningitides, PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS, meningitis pneumococcal 
An acute purulent infection of the meninges and subarachnoid space caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, most prevalent in children and adults over the… 
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Meningitis, Bacterialstreptococcal meningitis

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The NLRP3 Inflammasome Contributes to Brain Injury in Pneumococcal Meningitis and Is Activated through ATP-Dependent Lysosomal Cathepsin B Release
Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis causes brain damage through inflammation-related pathways whose identity and mechanisms of… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Sequelae due to bacterial meningitis among African children: a systematic literature review
BackgroundAfrican children have some of the highest rates of bacterial meningitis in the world. Bacterial meningitis in Africa is… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Cognitive outcome in adults after bacterial meningitis
Objective: To evaluate cognitive outcome in adult survivors of bacterial meningitis. Methods: Data from three prospective… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Three-Year Multicenter Surveillance of Pneumococcal Meningitis in Children: Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome Related to Penicillin Susceptibility and Dexamethasone Use
Objectives. To evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates obtained from the blood and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Effect of dexamethasone on therapy of experimental penicillin- and cephalosporin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis
Treatment of pneumococcal meningitis has become problematic because of the emergence of penicillin- and cephalosporin-resistant… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Evaluation of antimicrobial regimens for treatment of experimental penicillin- and cephalosporin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis
The most appropriate therapy for meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae strains resistant to the extended-spectrum… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Bacterial meningitis: pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and progress.
FIFTY years after the advent of antibiotics for clinical use, bacterial meningitis remains an important cause of morbidity and… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Evaluation of vancomycin for therapy of adult pneumococcal meningitis
The emergence of pneumococci resistant to penicillin and other agents prompted us to evaluate intravenous vancomycin for the… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Invasive pneumococcal infections: incidence, predisposing factors, and prognosis.
A retrospective analysis of the case records of 494 patients with 508 episodes of pneumococcal infections verified by cultures… 
Review
1966
Review
1966
Pneumococcal Meningitis in Sickle-Cell Anemia.
THE association of salmonella osteomyelitis with sickle-cell anemia is well known,1 but that of pneumococcal meningitis with… 
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