Infections of the nervous system are an important and challenging aspect of clinical
neurology. Immediate correct diagnosis enables to introduce effective therapy, in conditions …

Early diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis in children are essential, due to the
high mortality and morbidity rates. However, lumbar puncture is often difficult, and …

Purpose There is an overlap in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) characteristics of patients
presenting with different etiologies of CSF pleocytosis. Here, we characterized patients with …

Non-enzymatic amperometric glucose sensors have gained much attention in the past
decade because of the better chemical and thermal stability and biocompatibility compared …

Introduction Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (B. burgdorferi) can cause a variety of
clinical manifestations including Lyme neuroborreliosis. Following the tick-borne …

Examination of cerebrospinal fluid in atypical bacterial meningitis (ABM) is similar to that of
viral encephalitis (VE), so ABM can easily be misdiagnosed as VE, which can delay …

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 …

RESUMEN A pesar de su baja incidencia la meningitis bacteriana tiene una alta
morbimortalidad. En la del adulto adquirida en la comunidad el pneumococo y …

Meningitis is an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord meninges caused by infectious
and non-infectious agents. Infectious agents causing meningitis include viruses, bacteria …

Introduction and objective The care of patients with a suspected infectious process in
hospital emergency departments (ED) accounts for 15%-35% of all daily care in these …