PPT-What next for management of cryptococcal meningitis?

The AMBITIONCM Trial and Beyond Joe Jarvis NIHR Global Health Professor London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine amp Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ALL PARTICIPANTS AND CAREGIVERS. & Headaches. What is meningitis?. Swelling (-. itis. ) of the lining surrounding the brain & spinal cord (meninges). Life-threatening. condition. ~135,000 deaths each year (globally). Usually affects kids . Radha Rajasingham, David Meya, Melissa Rolfes, Kate . Birkenkamp. , David R Boulware. Presented by: Radha Rajasingham, MD. July 23, 2012. Background. Cryptococcal Meningitis causes ~20-25% of AIDS-related attributable mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Neuropathology Conference. Robyn Massa, MD and Clayton Wiley, MD, PhD. January 26, 2015. Case Report: History. HPI: 64 yo M initially presenting to OSH on 6/24/13 and transferred to PUH on 6/26/13 with new onset daily 10/10 headaches for 2 months. Headaches are diffuse and feel like pressure.. Learning objectives . Gain organised knowledge in the subject area of meningitis. Be able to correctly interpret clinical findings in patients with suspected meningitis. Know and apply the relevant evidence and/or guidelines . concern. Protocols, vaccines, signs and symptoms, and . beyond. Susette Worgan-Brown. Information & Projects Co-. ordinator. Who we are. UK charity based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Meningitis Trust and Meningitis UK merged in 2013. What is Meningitis?. Infection of the Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal . cord). It . can be caused by bacteria, fungi or a . virus. Bacterial Meningitis is the most common, accounting for nearly “80% of all cases are acute bacterial meningitis. TCCC. January 27, 2015. question. Is the following statement true or false?. Meningitis is an inflammation of the pia mater, the arachnoid, and the cerebrospinal fluid–filled subarachnoid space. answer. lymphocytopenia. LT Benjamin S. Vipler, MD, Associate, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. . CPT Jason J. Nam, MD, Associate, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA. . LCDR Andrew G. . Benjamin . Lamptey,PhD. (Meteorologist). Regional Maritime University, Accra Ghana. bllamptey@gmail.com. An update on the google-funded UCAR Meningitis Weather Project. Abudulai. Adams-. Forgor. , Patricia . Ammari. & Bayan Khawaldeh .. Meningitis. Definition: . It is an inflammation of meninges.. The meninges. are the three membranes that cover the CNS (brain and spinal cord).. Septic Meningitis “Bacterial Meningitis”. Dr. .b.Praveena. . mam. Dept. Of pharmacy practice . Presented by: . T.v.d.vinoothna. Pharm.D. Brain and it’s protection. Brain is the most complex organ of the human body.. It is composed of cerebrum,cerebellum and medulla oblongata.. Content. : Katharina M. . Busl. , MD, MS; Ricardo A. Hernandez, MD; William J. Meurer, MD, MS; Sarah Peacock, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC; Sandra D.W. Buttram, MD. Slides. : Chris Robinson, DO.  .  .  .  . Jardine. Apartments, or a waiver must be signed. Meningitis shots will be available on the 1. st. floor of the Union for $99 or at . Lafene. Health Center. More information: . http://www.k-state.edu/lafene/meningitis.htm. Boulware DR, Rolfes MA, Rajasingham R, von Hohenberg M, Qin Z, Taseera K, et al. Multisite Validation of Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay and Quantification by Laser Thermal Contrast. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(1):45-53. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.130906.