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==Historical perspective== | ==Historical perspective== | ||
The major advancements in the history of meningitis may be summarized as follows:<ref name="pmid19892131">{{cite journal| author=Tyler KL| title=Chapter 28: a history of bacterial meningitis. | journal=Handb Clin Neurol | year= 2010 | volume= 95 | issue= | pages= 417-33 | pmid=19892131 | doi=10.1016/S0072-9752(08)02128-3 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19892131 }} </ref> | The major advancements in the history of meningitis may be summarized as follows:<ref name="pmid19892131">{{cite journal| author=Tyler KL| title=Chapter 28: a history of bacterial meningitis. | journal=Handb Clin Neurol | year= 2010 | volume= 95 | issue= | pages= 417-33 | pmid=19892131 | doi=10.1016/S0072-9752(08)02128-3 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19892131 }} </ref> | ||
<ref name=Fungal Meningitis, Infections of the Central Nervous System> | |||
Author: Horan ; Perfect, Jennifer, John L. R. | |||
Identifier: ISBN: 978-1-4698-8366-3 | |||
Source: Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) </ref> | |||
* C. neoformans, an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast, represents one of the most common CNS pathogens encountered in clinical practice today. | * C. neoformans, an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast, represents one of the most common CNS pathogens encountered in clinical practice today. | ||
* The first report of human cryptococcosis was published by Busse and Busckhe more than 100 years ago; 10 years later, it was identified as the cause of human meningitis. | * The first report of human cryptococcosis was published by Busse and Busckhe more than 100 years ago; 10 years later, it was identified as the cause of human meningitis. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Historical perspective
The major advancements in the history of meningitis may be summarized as follows:[1]
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- C. neoformans, an encapsulated basidiomycetous yeast, represents one of the most common CNS pathogens encountered in clinical practice today.
- The first report of human cryptococcosis was published by Busse and Busckhe more than 100 years ago; 10 years later, it was identified as the cause of human meningitis.
- In 1661, Thomas Willis first described the inflammation of meninges and an epidemic of meningitis.
- In 1891, Heinrich Quincke provided an early analysis of CSF by introducing a new technique of lumbar puncture.
- In early 19th century, detailed profile of CSF analysis in meningitis was explained by William Mestrezat, and H. Houston Merritt.
- Advancements regarding the treatment of bacterial meningitis was given by Georg Joachmann in Germany and Simon Flexnor in USA in 18th and 19th century respectively
References
- ↑ Tyler KL (2010). "Chapter 28: a history of bacterial meningitis". Handb Clin Neurol. 95: 417–33. doi:10.1016/S0072-9752(08)02128-3. PMID 19892131.