During the past 15 years investigation has, therefore, focused on the pathophysiology of meningitis-associated brain dysfunction. 5 It became evident that the host defence mechanisms within the brain ...

Correspondence to: Prof. M Levin, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK; m.levin{at}ic.ac.uk Neisseria ...

Yersinia enterocolitica, a gram negative aerobic non-haemolytic bacillus, has been identified as a cause of meningitis only once before and the neuropathological features of Y. enterocolitica ...

The Pathogenesis & Pathophysiology of Bacterial Meningitis In order to cause meningitis, bacterial pathogens must survive in the bloodstream and penetrate or transmigrate across the blood–brain ...

Concern after the death of the 20-year-old student in Patras - The risk of contracting meningococcal disease is increased ...

Fungal meningitis was reported in as many as 24 ... and Prevention scrutinized the electronic health records, imaging and pathology reports of 13 of the patients. They found that the fungus ...

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult to diagnose and treat for a number of reasons: the pathology is poorly understood; rapid, sensitive and affordable diagnostics have yet to be developed ...

During the past 15 years investigation has, therefore, focused on the pathophysiology of meningitis-associated brain dysfunction. 5 It became evident that the host defence mechanisms within the brain ...