Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology, immunology, diagnosis and therapy

PR Williamson, JN Jarvis, AA Panackal… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is by far the most common cause of adult meningitis
in many areas of the world that have high HIV seroprevalence. In most areas in Sub …

[HTML][HTML] The everchanging epidemiology of meningococcal disease worldwide and the potential for prevention through vaccination

SR Parikh, H Campbell, JA Bettinger, LH Harrison… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia worldwide
and is associated with high case fatality rates and serious life-long complications among …

Global burden of disease of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: an updated analysis

R Rajasingham, RM Smith, BJ Park… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Cryptococcus is the most common cause of meningitis in adults living with HIV
in sub-Saharan Africa. Global burden estimates are crucial to guide prevention strategies …

Antifungal combinations for treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in Africa

SF Molloy, C Kanyama, RS Heyderman… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cryptococcal meningitis accounts for more than 100,000 human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–related deaths per year. We tested two treatment strategies …

Trends in antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infection isolates at a large urban hospital in Malawi (1998–2016): a surveillance study

P Musicha, JE Cornick, N Bar-Zeev… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Bacterial bloodstream infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in
sub-Saharan Africa, yet few facilities are able to maintain long-term surveillance. The Malawi …

The Global Meningococcal Initiative meeting on prevention of meningococcal disease worldwide: epidemiology, surveillance, hypervirulent strains, antibiotic …

R Acevedo, X Bai, R Borrow, DA Caugant… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: The 2018 Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) meeting focused
on evolving invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) epidemiology, surveillance, and …

Bacterial meningitis in children: neurological complications, associated risk factors, and prevention

A Zainel, H Mitchell, M Sadarangani - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial meningitis is a devastating infection, with a case fatality rate of up to 30% and 50%
of survivors developing neurological complications. These include short-term complications …

Acute bacterial meningitis

EC Wall, JM Chan, E Gil… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Acute bacterial meningitis : Current Opinion in Neurology Acute bacterial meningitis :
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Epidemiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis

MC Brouwer, D Van De Beek - Current opinion in infectious …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Epidemiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis : Current Opinion in …

Mortality from HIV‐associated meningitis in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

MW Tenforde, AM Gertz, DS Lawrence… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: HIV-associated cryptococcal, TB and pneumococcal meningitis are the leading
causes of adult meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We performed a systematic review …