When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the brain parenchyma are separated from the systemic blood circulation ... Despite being significantly raised in TBM compared with bacterial, viral and aseptic meningitis ...

Bacterial vaginosis is confined to an asymptomatic ... solution (positive whiff or sniff test). As an alternative, Gram-stain-based microbiological diagnosis of BV has been proposed.

Not all cases of non-HACEK Gram-negative bacterial endocarditis necessarily require surgical intervention. Indications for surgical intervention in patients with Gram-negative endocarditis are ...

Platelets become activated in sepsis due to interaction with invading bacteria via three ... at the time of admission.39 Meningitis is defined as increased white cells, elevated protein and decreased ...

Complement is a complex innate immune surveillance system, playing a key role in defense against pathogens and in host homeostasis. The complement system is initiated by conformational changes in ...