We investigated the roles of pneumolysin and neuraminidase in the pathogenesis of
deafness and cochlear damage during experimental pneumococcal meningitis …

The most frequent bacterial cause of pharyngitis/tonsillitis, a common infection in children, is
group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Prevention of acute rheumatic fever is the principal …

Primary human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and 7 (HHV-7) infections were identified in febrile
children by qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. Diagnosis …

Objectives. To study the efficacy of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) as a screening test for
hearing impairment in children with acute bacterial meningitis. Hearing tests were performed …

Amaee FR, Comis SD, Osborne MP, Drew S, Tarlow MJ. Possible involvement of nitric oxide
in the sensorineural hearing loss of bacteria! meningitis. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 1997; …

In bacterial meningitis, LPS induces production in cerebrospinal fluid of the cytokines IL-1
beta and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), which are the principle mediators of …

Eustachian tube abnormalities are a primary determinant of otitis media. Other determinants
include viral infections and local and systemic immune deficiencies, which predispose to …

Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from HBsAg carrier mothers who were
HBeAg+, antiHBe+, or negative for both HBe markers, was interrupted using either 4 doses …

The antimicrobial spectrum of azithromycin and clarithromycin suggests a number of further
uses for these newer macrolides. Favorable clinical and bacteriologic responses have been …

Experimental meningitis was induced in 16 pigmented guinea pigs by subarachnoid
inoculation of mid log-phase 1 109 E. coli K-12 (n= 8) or 5 107 Streptococcus pneumoniae …