Publications by authors named "Christiane Resch"

Article Synopsis
  • - A 76-year-old woman developed meningoencephalitis and bacteraemia, presenting with symptoms like fever, headache, and altered mental status.
  • - A lumbar puncture indicated bacterial meningitis, leading to antibiotic treatment; cultures identified a rare non-spore-forming Gram-negative rod as the causative agent.
  • - The case is notable as it represents the first documented instance of this bacterium causing such severe illness, successfully treated with levofloxacin over 21 days.
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CRANIum, a cross-sectional epidemiology study in Western Europe and Canada, was conducted to describe and compare the prevalence of a positive screen for neurocognitive impairment (NCI), depressive symptoms, and anxiety in an HIV-positive population either receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) or who were naive to antiretroviral therapy (ART). HIV-positive patients ≥18 years of age attending a routine medical follow-up visit and able to complete the designated screening tools were eligible for study inclusion. The Brief Neurocognitive Screen was used to assess NCI; depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

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