Nosocomial bacterial meningitis is most often related to either complicated head trauma or
invasive procedures, such as craniotomy, placement of ventricular catheters, intrathecal …

Objective: To update the practice parameters for the evaluation of adult patients who
develop a new fever in the intensive care unit, for the purpose of guiding clinical practice …

Abstract The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Standards and Practice
Guidelines Committee collaborated with partner organizations to convene a panel of 10 …

Objectives The objective of these practice guidelines is to provide clinicians with
recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis. Patients with …

In-vitro metabolite and drug detection rely on designed materials-based analytical platforms,
which are universally used in biomedical research and clinical practice. However, metabolic …

OBJECT The authors performed a prospective study to define the prevalence and
microbiological characteristics of infections in patients undergoing craniotomy and to clarify …

Background. Data on infections associated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts among
adults are limited. Therefore, we performed a retrospective study of shunt-associated …

Context. Children with meningitis are routinely admitted to the hospital and administered
broad-spectrum antibiotics pending culture results because distinguishing bacterial …

OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine the incidence,
bacteriological features, and risk factors for postcraniotomy meningitis. METHODS: Patients …

Survivors of meningitis often complain about neurological and neuropsychological
consequences. In this study, the extent of these sequelae was quantified and correlated to …