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Bacterial Meningitis
Research from J. Gerber and co-researchers provides new data on bacterial meningitis
March 17th, 2009
According to recent research from Germany, "We aimed at quantifying acute axonal injury ill victims of bacterial meningitis. The brains of 26 autopsies with bacterial meningitis and of 10 control cases were Studied by histology and quantitative immunohistochemistry for amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP)." "Mild to severe axonal injury in the white matter was present in 25 of 26 victims of meningitis. The area of axonal damage ranged from 0.0% to 1.38% (median 0.08%. mean = 0.36%) of the total area Studied in each individual case. In 4 of 10 and sex-matched control brains small areas also stained For APP (p = 0.0007). Axonal injury in meningitis was most prominent in...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-17)
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