meningitis/カリウム

In two separate studies involving 2500 weaner pigs, strategic infeed medication with phenoxymethyl penicillin potassium significantly reduced the incidence of streptococcal meningitis.

BACKGROUND Inflammatory diseases of the CNS are associated with increased permeability of blood-brain barrier due to vasculitis of cerebral blood vessels leading to regional ischaemia and necrosis. Many substances pass easily from the serum into the CSF through inflamed and damaged blood-brain

Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte imbalances in HIV patients. The differential diagnosis may include hypovolemic hyponatremia, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), and adrenal insufficiency. Here, we describe a case of hyponatremia secondary to cerebral

In a study of 25 patients the usefulness of amphotericin B in the control of meningeal infection produced by Coccidioides immitis was established. Initial treatment must be intensive, consisting of intravenous and intraspinally administered amphotericin B. Serologic evaluation of coccidioidal

OBJECTIVE To define more rapidly effective initial antifungal regimens sustainable in resource-constrained settings. METHODS Cohort study in SW Uganda: Thirty HIV-seropositive, antiretroviral therapy-naïve, patients with first episode cryptococcal meningitis were treated with high dose fluconazole

Alterations of blood flow contribute to major clinical complications in invasive infections such as sepsis and bacterial meningitis. As a unique feature streptococci -- in particular, Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most frequent pathogen in bacterial meningitis -- release hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))