The scientific explorations of nanoparticles for their inherent therapeutic potencies as
antimicrobial and antiviral agents due to increasing incidences of antibiotic resistance have …

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical
infections. It is a leading cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis as well as …

Abstract The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Standards and Practice
Guidelines Committee collaborated with partner organizations to convene a panel of 10 …

A minority of headache patients have a secondary headache disorder. The medical
literature presents and promotes red flags to increase the likelihood of identifying a …

Rapid diagnosis and treatment of infectious meningitis and encephalitis are critical to
minimize morbidity and mortality. Comprehensive testing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) often …

A new hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged.
First described in the Asian Pacific Rim, it now increasingly recognized in Western countries …

Background We studied causative pathogens, clinical characteristics, and outcome of adult
community-acquired bacterial meningitis after the introduction of adjunctive dexamethasone …

The brain is well protected against microbial invasion by cellular barriers, such as the blood-
brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB). In addition, cells …

Background The rate of bacterial meningitis declined by 55% in the United States in the
early 1990s, when the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine for infants …

Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) is an evolving pathotype that is more virulent than
classical K. pneumoniae (cKp). hvKp usually infects individuals from the community, who are …