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1 Scrub typhus meningitis in south india -- a retrospective study PLOS ONE, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article

2 Distributed, limbic gray matter atrophy in patients after bacterial meningitis American Journal of Neuroradiology, June 19, 2013 Review Article

3 Magnetic resonance imaging screening to identify spinal and paraspinal infections associated with injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate JAMA, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article

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4 Cerebrospinal fluid chemokine CXCL13 in the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis in children Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

5 An overview of meningococcal disease in India: Knowledge gaps and potential solutions Vaccine , June 18, 2013 Review Article

6 HHV-6: Clinical and laboratory investigations and correlations with encephalitis in liver transplant recipients Transplantation Proceedings, June 18, 2013 Review Article

7 HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: longitudinal study of JC virus non-coding control region rearrangements and host immunity Journal of NeuroVirology, June 18, 2013 Review Article

8 Anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate-glutamic-receptor encephalitis presenting as paroxysmal exercise-induced foot weakness Movement Disorders, June 18, 2013 Review Article

9 Meningitis in children: Diagnosis and treatment for the emergency clinician Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article

10 Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of patients with sensorineural hearing loss caused by meningitis: implications for cochlear implantation Otology & Neurotology, June 17, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article

11 Introducing vaccination against serogroup B meningococcal disease: An economic and mathematical modelling study of potential impact Vaccine , June 17, 2013 Clinical Article

12 An analysis of the sequence variability of meningococcal fhbp, nada and nhba over a 50-year period in the Netherlands PLOS ONE, June 17, 2013 Review Article

13 Suspected early lyme neuroborreliosis in patients with erythema migrans Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2013 Review Article

14 Meningitis associated with strongyloidiasis in an area endemic for strongyloidiasis and human T-lymphotropic virus-1: a single-center experience in Japan between 1990 and 2010 Infection, June 14, 2013 Clinical Article

15 A case of late herpes simplex encephalitis relapse Journal of Clinical Virology, June 14, 2013

16 Spinal cord schistosomiasis: unexpected postmortem finding American Journal of Clinical Pathology, June 14, 2013

17 Drug-resistant tuberculous meningitis Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, June 13, 2013 Clinical Article

18 A histological method for quantifying Plasmodium falciparum in the brain in fatal paediatric cerebral malaria Full Text Malaria Journal, June 13, 2013 Clinical Article

19 Novel cyclovirus in human cerebrospinal fluid, Malawi, 2010–2011 Full Text Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 13, 2013 Review Article

20 Tuberculous meningitis: presentation, diagnosis and outcome in HIV-infected patients at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: a cross sectional study Full Text AIDS Research and Therapy, June 12, 2013 Clinical Article

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Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B

In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.

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Three risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified

In a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.

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Tobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

In a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).

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1 Human rabies: neuropathogenesis, diagnosis, and management The Lancet Neurology, May 2, 2013

2 Tapeworm Infection of the Brain JAMA, May 16, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

3 Pharmacodynamics of Liposomal Amphotericin B and Flucytosine for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis: Safe and Effective Regimens for Immunocompromised Patients The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 21, 2013

4 Nervous System Lyme Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Current Treatment Options in Neurology, May 15, 2013

5 Intraventricular and intrathecal colistin as the last therapeutic resort for the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis and meningitis: a literature review International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, May 14, 2013 Review Article

6 Continuous versus intermittent infusions of antibiotics for the treatment of severe acute infections Cochrane Reviews, March 29, 2013 Review Article

7 Prolonged University Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease Associated With a Serogroup B Strain Rarely Seen in the United States Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 10, 2013

8 Neurobrucellosis: Clinical and Diagnostic Features Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 26, 2013
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9 Combination Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis New England Journal of Medicine, April 8, 2013

10 Anti-JC virus antibody prevalence in a multinational multiple sclerosis cohort Multiple Sclerosis Journal, April 1, 2013

11 From seizures to epilepsy and its substrates: Neurocysticercosis Epilepsia, May 3, 2013

12 Human herpes 6 virus encephalitis complicating allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Neurology, March 26, 2013

13 Bacterial Meningitis in Adults After Splenectomy and Hyposplenic States Mayo Clinic Proceedings, May 1, 2013 Review Article

14 Herpes simplex virus 2 meningitis: a retrospective cohort study Journal of NeuroVirology, March 21, 2013

15 Adenovirus infection associated with central nervous system dysfunction in children Journal of Clinical Virology, April 30, 2013

16 Treatment and outcome of nine cases of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis Journal of Infection, April 18, 2013

17 Trends in the Management of Viral Meningitis at United States Children's Hospitals Pediatrics, April 3, 2013

18 Diagnosing tuberculous meningitis ? have we made any progress? Tropical Medicine & International Health, March 27, 2013 Review Article

19 Prolonged university outbreak of meningococcal disease associated with a serogroup B strain rarely seen in the US Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 22, 2013 Review Article

20 A Proautophagic Antiviral Role for the Cellular Prion Protein Identified by Infection with a Herpes Simplex Virus 1 ICP34.5 Mutant Journal of Virology, May 7, 2013 Review Article

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CNS Infectious Disease News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Infectious Disease

Highlights in Infectious Disease

Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B

Three risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified

Tobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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