Competition for nutrients and its role in controlling immune responses

N Kedia-Mehta, DK Finlay - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in cellular metabolism are associated with the activation of diverse
immune subsets. These changes are fuelled by nutrients including glucose, amino acids …

Microwave planar resonant solutions for glucose concentration sensing: A systematic review

CG Juan, B Potelon, C Quendo, E Bronchalo - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Updated review of microwave planar resonant sensors for glucose
concentration tracking, sorted by sensing parameter and including relative sensitivity to …

[HTML][HTML] The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults

F McGill, RS Heyderman, BD Michael, S Defres… - Journal of Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal sepsis are rare conditions with high case fatality
rates. Early recognition and prompt treatment saves lives. In 1999 the British Infection …

Host biomarkers for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial causes of acute febrile illness: a comprehensive review

AJ Kapasi, S Dittrich, IJ González, TC Rodwell - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background In resource limited settings acute febrile illnesses are often treated empirically
due to a lack of reliable, rapid point-of-care diagnostics. This contributes to the …

Meningitis in adults: diagnosis and management

N Young, M Thomas - Internal medicine journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency. All clinicians who provide acute medical care
require a sound understanding of the priorities of managing a patient with suspected …

Infectious meningitis and encephalitis

RJ Bystritsky, FC Chow - Neurologic Clinics, 2022 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Meningitis and encephalitis are inflammatory conditions of the central nervous system (CNS)
that can lead to high rates of mortality and disability. Although there is considerable overlap …

A biomimetic plasmonic nanoreactor for reliable metabolite detection

J Liu, C Cai, Y Wang, Y Liu, L Huang, T Tian… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable monitoring of metabolites in biofluids is critical for diagnosis, treatment, and long‐
term management of various diseases. Although widely used, existing enzymatic metabolite …

Host diagnostic biomarkers of infection in the ICU: where are we and where are we going?

AJ Heffernan, KJ Denny - Current infectious disease reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Early identification of infection in the critically ill patient and
initiation of appropriate treatment is key to reducing morbidity and mortality. On the other …

Metabolic regulation of immune responses: therapeutic opportunities

N Assmann, DK Finlay - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Immune cell metabolism is dynamically regulated in parallel with the substantial changes in
cellular function that accompany immune cell activation. While these changes in metabolism …

The diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluids procalcitonin and lactate for the differential diagnosis of post-neurosurgical bacterial meningitis and aseptic meningitis

Y Li, G Zhang, R Ma, Y Du, L Zhang, F Li, F Fang… - Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives Distinguishing between post-neurosurgical bacterial meningitis (PNBM) and
aseptic meningitis is difficult. This study aims to evaluate the combined diagnostic value of …