Angiostrongylus cantonensis was first discovered in 1935 and has become an important
emerging pathogen causing human angiostrongyliasis. Major outbreaks of human …

Central nervous system infections account for 1% of primary hospital admissions and 2% of
nosocomial infections and when encountered require prompt diagnosis and initiation of …

Welcome to the 29th edition of Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy, the third edition
written during the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to significantly affect our lives and …

Background Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) remain common and
life-threatening, especially in developing countries. Knowledge of the aetiological agents …

Cases of canine neural angiostrongylosis (NA) with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) evaluations in
the peer-reviewed literature were tabulated. All cases were from Australia. A retrospective …

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adults. The
development of this malignant glial lesion involves a multi-faceted process that results in a …

Introduction Malfunction of cerebrospinal shunts is common and is due to multiple etiologies
ranging from obstruction due to infiltrated brain tissue to mechanical disconnection …

Discussion The predominance of Eo in CSF was not accompanied by PEo in our series. As
no specific etiologies were identified and latent etiologies were excluded by benign clinical …

The raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, is classified under the Phylum
Nemathelminthes (the roundworms) and Class Nematoda. It is a member of Family …

[Extract] INTRODUCTION—Until the advent of rapid air travel, Australia and New Zealand
(Australasia) and the countries of the southwest Pacific (Oceania) were considered" off the …