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CSF infectious agent

MedGen UID:
1841747
Concept ID:
C5826636
Finding
HPO: HP:0034747

Definition

The presence of an infectious agent in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Carta S, Ferraro D, Ferrari S, Briani C, Mariotto S
Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2022 Sep;59(6):391-404. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1080/10408363.2022.2039591. PMID: 35277112
Hussein K, Bitterman R, Shofty B, Paul M, Neuberger A
Clin Microbiol Infect 2017 Sep;23(9):621-628. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.013. PMID: 28529027
Carod Artal FJ
Expert Rev Neurother 2016;16(2):205-21. Epub 2016 Jan 19 doi: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1134321. PMID: 26689107

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Boulware DR, Atukunda M, Kagimu E, Musubire AK, Akampurira A, Tugume L, Ssebambulidde K, Kasibante J, Nsangi L, Mugabi T, Gakuru J, Kimuda S, Kasozi D, Namombwe S, Turyasingura I, Rutakingirwa MK, Mpoza E, Kigozi E, Muzoora C, Ellis J, Skipper CP, Matkovits T, Williamson PR, Williams DA, Fieberg A, Hullsiek KH, Abassi M, Dai B, Meya DB
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Dec 15;77(12):1659-1667. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad440. PMID: 37606364Free PMC Article
Hasbun R
JAMA 2022 Dec 6;328(21):2147-2154. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.20521. PMID: 36472590
Berzero G, Campanini G, Vegezzi E, Paoletti M, Pichiecchio A, Simoncelli AM, Colombo AA, Bernasconi P, Borsani O, Di Matteo A, Rossi V, Foiadelli T, Savasta S, Compagno F, Zecca M, Baldanti F, Marchioni E
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2021 Mar;8(2) Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000942. PMID: 33587722Free PMC Article
Kumar R
F1000Res 2020;9 Epub 2020 Jan 29 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.20634.1. PMID: 32047620Free PMC Article
Daniel BD, Grace GA, Natrajan M
Indian J Med Res 2019 Aug;150(2):117-130. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_786_17. PMID: 31670267Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Hamill MM, Ghanem KG, Tuddenham S
Clin Infect Dis 2024 May 15;78(5):e57-e68. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad437. PMID: 37593890
Stahl JP, Mailles A
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2019 Jun;32(3):239-243. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000554. PMID: 30921087
Rahimi J, Woehrer A
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;145:563-571. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802395-2.00035-3. PMID: 28987194
Leonard JM
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Mar;5(2) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0044-2017. PMID: 28281443
Carod Artal FJ
Expert Rev Neurother 2016;16(2):205-21. Epub 2016 Jan 19 doi: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1134321. PMID: 26689107

Therapy

Hamill MM, Ghanem KG, Tuddenham S
Clin Infect Dis 2024 May 15;78(5):e57-e68. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad437. PMID: 37593890
Cimino C, Allos BM, Phillips EJ
Ann Pharmacother 2021 Aug;55(8):1037-1049. Epub 2020 Nov 20 doi: 10.1177/1060028020975646. PMID: 33215507
Daniel BD, Grace GA, Natrajan M
Indian J Med Res 2019 Aug;150(2):117-130. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_786_17. PMID: 31670267Free PMC Article
Hussein K, Bitterman R, Shofty B, Paul M, Neuberger A
Clin Microbiol Infect 2017 Sep;23(9):621-628. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.013. PMID: 28529027
Carod Artal FJ
Expert Rev Neurother 2016;16(2):205-21. Epub 2016 Jan 19 doi: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1134321. PMID: 26689107

Prognosis

Carta S, Ferraro D, Ferrari S, Briani C, Mariotto S
Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2022 Sep;59(6):391-404. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1080/10408363.2022.2039591. PMID: 35277112
Al Sharif S, Pinto DO, Mensah GA, Dehbandi F, Khatkar P, Kim Y, Branscome H, Kashanchi F
Viruses 2020 Dec 10;12(12) doi: 10.3390/v12121422. PMID: 33322043Free PMC Article
Benninger F, Steiner I
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;146:187-206. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804279-3.00012-5. PMID: 29110770Free PMC Article
Leonard JM
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Mar;5(2) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0044-2017. PMID: 28281443
Jubelt B, Mihai C, Li TM, Veerapaneni P
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2011 Dec;11(6):543-52. doi: 10.1007/s11910-011-0228-5. PMID: 21956758

Clinical prediction guides

Hasbun R
JAMA 2022 Dec 6;328(21):2147-2154. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.20521. PMID: 36472590
Puel A, Bastard P, Bustamante J, Casanova JL
J Exp Med 2022 Apr 4;219(4) Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1084/jem.20211387. PMID: 35319722Free PMC Article
Bettuzzi T, Jourdes A, Robineau O, Alcaraz I, Manda V, Molina JM, Mehlen M, Cazanave C, Tattevin P, Mensi S, Terrier B, Régent A, Ghosn J, Charlier C, Martin-Blondel G, Dupin N
Lancet Infect Dis 2021 Oct;21(10):1441-1447. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30857-4. PMID: 34051142
Ferretti F, De Zan V, Gerevini S, Turrini F, Boeri E, Gianotti N, Hasson H, Lazzarin A, Cinque P
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2020 Oct;17(5):522-528. doi: 10.1007/s11904-020-00526-x. PMID: 32875516
Hussein K, Bitterman R, Shofty B, Paul M, Neuberger A
Clin Microbiol Infect 2017 Sep;23(9):621-628. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.013. PMID: 28529027

Recent systematic reviews

de Oliveira VF, Kruschewsky WLL, Sekiguchi WK, Costa SF, Levin AS, Magri MMC, Silva GD
Mycoses 2023 Aug;66(8):659-670. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1111/myc.13600. PMID: 37132403
Bentley SA, Ahmad S, Kobeissy FH, Toklu HZ
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Dec 13;58(12) doi: 10.3390/medicina58121835. PMID: 36557036Free PMC Article
Underwood J, Winston A
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2016 Oct;13(5):235-40. doi: 10.1007/s11904-016-0324-x. PMID: 27353598Free PMC Article
Cheng AC, Stephens DP, Currie BJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD004400. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004400.pub3. PMID: 17443546
Marshall JC
Shock 2005 Dec;24 Suppl 1:120-9. doi: 10.1097/01.shk.0000191344.21228.b6. PMID: 16374383

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