Meningitis, since described first in the year 1805, has been one of the major lethal infectious
diseases especially for the neonates and elderly in developing countries. 1 It is not always …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred and forty six patients clinically suspected of
having bacterial meningitis during the period April 2005 to April 2006, were included in this …

Central nervous system (CNS) infection is a medical emergency with an important cause of
mortality worldwide. The 79 patients with confirmed acute CNS infection (48 bacterial and 31 …

Eighty-five cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from the same number of pediatric patients
with meningitis were examined to determine the bacterial count and the relationship of this …

A prospective study to determine the value of cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the differential
diagnosis of meningitis was performed in 710 consecutively observed patients, both children …

Background: In children with meningitis, there is a difficulty to verify the etiology as viral or
bacterial. Therefore, intensive research has been carried out to find new and rapid …

Background: The value of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) procalcitonin for
differentiating between acute bacterial and viral meningitis was assessed and compared to …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents a discussion on the clinical aspect of the bacterial
infections. The clinical hallmarks of bacterial meningitis are stiff neck, headache, fever …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from pediatric patients with meningitis were examined
for their concentration of microbes and the relationship of this count to the bacteremia levels …

Background To study the levels of procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with meningitis and control
group and compare them with established markers of infection—such as C‐reactive protein …