Background The gold standard for diagnosis of meningitis is the isolation of a pathogen from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by culture or PCR. However, treatment is routinely commenced based on CSF ...

Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis is a neglected disease and an AIDS-defining ... For CM diagnosis, there should be at least one positive test on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) regardless of the ...

svp.aphp.fr Background Clinical decision rules (CDRs) could be helpful to safely distinguish between bacterial and aseptic meningitis (AM ... as were results of blood and CSF culture (compulsory), CSF ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A number of Ohio State University students may have been exposed to meningitis, prompting swift action from the university and Columbus Public Health. The university ...

Meningitis vaccines will be available at 80 designated centres across the country, including several hospitals, and recipients will be provided with certificates upon getting the shot. The ...

Cryptococcal ... meningitis appear similar to those for diseases that have received greater public health attention. The diagnosis of CM require a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) smear, cryptococcal ...

On January 21, 2025, ICAP will present the Grand Rounds — Cryptococcal Meningitis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a fungal infection and a leading cause of ...

The lucid clinical and laboratory study of cryptococcal meningitis presented elsewhere in this issue of the Journal deserves careful consideration. Some of the now outdated clinical axioms ...

Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a global invasive fungal disease associated ... conscious disturbance and other neurological symptoms such as those associated with vision and hearing, CSF examination, ...

Purpose: An elevated adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is considered a reliable marker of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). However, CSF-ADA levels can also be elevated in ...