Bacterial meningitis is a global public health concern, with several responsible etiologic
agents that vary by age group and geographical area. The aim of this systematic review and …

OBJECTIVE Central nervous system (CNS) infections cause significant morbidity and
mortality and often require neurosurgical intervention for proper diagnosis and treatment …

Background: Neonates and infants comprise the majority of the 6 million annual deaths
under 5 years of age around the world. Most of these deaths occur in low/middle income …

Acute bacterial meningitis is still considered one of the most dangerous infectious diseases
in children. To investigate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance profiles of cerebrospinal …

Background Meningitis and encephalitis are life-threatening syndromes with high morbidity
and mortality in children. Due to limitations of traditional laboratory approaches in etiological …

Background: Hyponatremia has frequently been described as a common complication
associated with bacterial meningitis, though its frequency and clinical course in children with …

Objective: To determine the disease pattern, etiological agents and outcome of childhood
acute bacterial meningitis. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study …

Despite the implementation of effective conjugate vaccines against the three main bacterial
pathogens that cause meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type …

Introduction Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a public health problem. The disease has
reemerged after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) due to an …

Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis is an intractable disease of the central nervous
system (CNS). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of the neurotrophic …