[HTML][HTML] The clinical characteristics of myocardial injury in severe and very severe patients with 2019 novel coronavirus disease

B Zhou, J She, Y Wang, X Ma - The Journal of infection, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since December 2019, Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases have occurred in
Wuhan, Hubei. 1 The epidemic spread rapidly to other regions outside of China and had a …

[HTML][HTML] Management of post-neurosurgical meningitis: narrative review

K Hussein, R Bitterman, B Shofty, M Paul… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Infections complicating neurosurgery pose unacceptable mortality and
morbidity. Aims To summarize what is known about the epidemiology, diagnosis and …

Risk factors and outcomes associated with surgical site infections after craniotomy or craniectomy

HY Chiang, AS Kamath, JM Pottinger… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Many studies that have evaluated surgical site infections (SSIs) after craniotomy or
craniectomy (CRANI) did not use robust methods to assess risk factors for SSIs or outcomes …

Technological advances and changing indications for lumbar puncture in neurological disorders

JM Costerus, MC Brouwer, D van de Beek - The Lancet Neurology, 2018 - thelancet.com
Technological advances have changed the indications for and the way in which lumbar
puncture is done. Suspected CNS infection remains the most common indication for lumbar …

The incidence and risk factors of meningitis after major craniotomy in China: a retrospective cohort study

C Chen, B Zhang, S Yu, F Sun, Q Ruan, W Zhang… - PLoS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Meningitis after neurosurgery can result in severe morbidity and high mortality.
Incidence varies among regions and limited data are focused on meningitis after major …

Bacterial meningitis

SGB Heckenberg, MC Brouwer… - Handbook of clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Bacterial meningitis is a neurologic emergency. Vaccination against common pathogens
has decreased the burden of disease. Early diagnosis and rapid initiation of empiric …

A biomimetic plasmonic nanoreactor for reliable metabolite detection

J Liu, C Cai, Y Wang, Y Liu, L Huang, T Tian… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable monitoring of metabolites in biofluids is critical for diagnosis, treatment, and long‐
term management of various diseases. Although widely used, existing enzymatic metabolite …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent PCR positivity after hospital discharge of people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

M Jiang, Y Li, M Han, Z Wang, Y Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since December 2019, Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases have occurred in
Wuhan, Hubei. 1 The epidemic spread rapidly to other regions outside of China and had a …

Factors and measures predicting external CSF drain-associated ventriculitis: a review and meta-analysis

KRIS Dorresteijn, K Jellema, D van De Beek… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the diagnostic value of clinical factors and biochemical or
microbiological measures for diagnosing a drain-associated ventriculitis, we summarized …

The SILVER (Silver Impregnated Line Versus EVD Randomized trial): a double-blind, prospective, randomized, controlled trial of an intervention to reduce the rate of …

NCH Keong, DO Bulters, HK Richards… - …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infections associated with external ventricular
drain (EVD) placement attract major consequences. Silver impregnation of catheters …