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1. Meningitis : Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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The most common causes of meningitis are viral infections that usually get better without treatment. However, bacterial meningitis infections are extremely serious, and may result in death or brain damage even if treated. Meningitis is also caused...• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
2. Meningitis
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Meningitis is a potentially fatal inflammation of the meninges, the thin, membranous covering of the brain and the spinal cord. Meningitis is most commonly caused by infection by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, although it can also be caused by bleed...• Author: Mai Tran, Rebecca J. Frey PhD Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
3. ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS
Retrospective studies confirm that at least 75% of individuals have a tuberculous infection at least twelve months before admission for meningitis.1 Early diagnosis can be difficult due to nonspecific early presentation and the disease is fatal... http://www.smj.org.uk/0202/atypical_presentation_of_TB.htm
4. Continuing HIV Treatment
In cases involving severe opportunistic infections, such as cryptococcal meningitis or tuberculosis, it may be necessary to stop HAART whilst the infection is treated. The incidence of IRIS is estimated at 10% of all patients starting HAART, and... http://www.avert.org/conttrt.htm
5. eMedicine - Staphylococcal Meningitis : Article by Lawrence A Zumo, MD
Because CoNS are common contaminants of cultures, the diagnostic definition of adult CoNS meningitis is different from the meningitis caused by other common pathogens and, hence, is defined with a more strict criteria. http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic352.htm |
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