The Causative Pathogen Determines the Inflammatory Profile in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Outcome in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis

Background. The brain's inflammatory response to the infecting pathogen determines the outcome of bacterial meningitis (BM), for example, the associated mortality and the extent of brain injury. The inflammatory cascade is initiated by the presence of bacteria in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) a...

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Autores principales: Grandgirard, Denis, Gäumann, Rahel, Coulibaly, Boubacar, Dangy, Jean-Pierre, Sie, Ali, Junghanss, Thomas, Schudel, Hans, Pluschke, Gerd, Leib, Stephen L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23864766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/312476

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