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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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Review
2006
Review
2006
Streptococcus pneumoniae in western Europe: serotype distribution and incidence in children less than 2 years old.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Bacterial Meningitis
Hypothesis: Blockade of tumor necrosis factor-α with tumor necrosis factor-α antibody will reduce the extent of cochlear injury… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Moxifloxacin in the Therapy of Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis
ABSTRACT The activity of moxifloxacin (BAY 12-8039) against aStreptococcus pneumoniae type 3 strain (MIC and minimum bactericidal… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Quinolone antibiotics in therapy of experimental pneumococcal meningitis in rabbits
Using a rabbit model of pneumococcal meningitis, we compared the pharmacokinetics and bactericidal activities in cerebrospinal… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Dilemmas in diagnosis and management of cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis.
We recently managed an infant with meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in whom ceftriaxone failed to sterilize the… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Pneumococcal proteins and the pathogenesis of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important agent of disease in man at the extremes of age and in individuals with underlying… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Nucleotide sequence analysis of Urabe mumps vaccine strain that caused meningitis in vaccine recipients.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Prolonged pneumococcal meningitis due to an organism with increased resistance to penicillin.
For more than 30 years, penicillin has been the agent of choice for pneumococcal infections. During this time the majority of… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Experimental pneumococcal meningitis. II. Characterization and quantitation of the inflammatory process.
For the systematic study of the role of inflammation in the morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial meningitis… 
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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