Pneumococcal meningitis continues to be associated with high rates of mortality and long-
term neurological sequelae. The most common route of infection starts by nasopharyngeal …

Faraci, Frank M., and Donald D. Heistad. Regulation of the Cerebral Circulation: Role of
Endothelium and Potassium Channels. Physiol. Rev. 78: 53–97, 1998.—Several new …

Preterm birth and infectious diseases are the most common causes of neonatal and early
childhood deaths worldwide. The rates of preterm birth have increased over recent decades …

Background: Community-acquired bacterial meningitis causes substantial morbidity and
mortality in adults. Objective: To create and test a prognostic model for persons with …

Bacterial meningitis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity despite advances in
antimicrobial therapy. A key factor that contributes to the high prevalence of this condition is …

Endophthalmitis is a severe inflammation of the interior of the eye caused by the introduction
of contaminating microorganisms following trauma, surgery, or hematogenous spread from a …

Until the introduction of antibiotics in the 1930s and 1940s, acute bacterial meningitis was
fatal in most cases. Since then it has become curable with a variable mortality and morbidity …

No bacterial disease has undergone a more dramatic change in epidemiology during the
past decade than acute bacterial meningitis. This review describes the changing …

Oxyradicals attack double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids in cell membranes in a process
called membrane lipid peroxidation (MLP). This process occurs in many different acute and …

Pneumococcus is the most common and aggressive cause of bacterial meningitis and
induces a novel apoptosis-inducing factor–dependent (AIF–dependent) form of brain cell …