Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges and subarachnoid space that can also involve
the brain cortex and parenchyma. It can be acquired spontaneously in the community …

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

Active screening for resistant multidrug strain carriers remains an important component of
infection control policy in any healthcare setting indifferent of financial and logistical costs …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common nasopharyngeal colonizer, but can also cause life-
threatening invasive diseases such as empyema, bacteremia and meningitis. Genetic …

Implant‐related infections are characterized by the formation of bacterial biofilms. Current
treatments have various drawbacks. Nanozymes with enzyme‐like activity can produce …

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most important causes of bacterial
meningitis, an infection where unfavourable outcome is driven by bacterial and host-derived …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is auxotrophic for arginine, and molecular analysis of the
pneumococcal genome showed that the gene encoding an arginine-ornithine antiporter …

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 …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the dominant cause of community-acquired pneumonia
worldwide. Invasion of the pleural space is common and results in increased mortality. We …

Salmonella invades host cells and replicates inside acidified, remodeled vacuoles that are
exposed to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by the innate immune response …