La detección de los mecanismos de resistencia en los microorgansimos gramnegativos
tiene una gran repercusión clínica y epidemiológica, existiendo aún hoy en día una cierta …

Abstract Background Although Neisseria meningitidis is one of the major causes of
meningitis, meningococcal pneumonia is the most common non-neurological organ disease …

Human activities have resulted in substantial, large‐scale environmental modifications,
especially in the past century. Ecologists and evolutionary biologists are increasingly …

The outcome of bacterial meningitis critically depends on the rapid initiation of bactericidal
antibiotic therapy and adequate management of septic shock. In community-acquired …

The genus Neisseria currently consists of 28 species, most of which are commensals of
mucous membranes of humans and animals. The two species most commonly associated …

Up-to-date information regarding the antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis strains
from African countries is highly limited. Our aim was to comprehensively describe the …

Bacterial meningitis remains a disease with high mortality and long-term morbidity. Outcome
critically depends on the rapid initiation of effective antibiotic therapy. Since a further …

Meningococcal disease is a widely distributed complex disease affecting all age categories.
It can cause severe meningitis and septicemia, especially in unvaccinated infants and young …

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the phenotypical characteristics and the susceptibility to
antibiotics of the circulating strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae …

This chapter summarizes key considerations for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of
fastidious and infrequently isolated bacteria. Up‐to‐date data on the global incidence of …