Publications by authors named "Sarah D Torres"
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM) morbidity and mortality remains high in those infected. Rapid diagnosis and treatment is paramount to reducing mortality and improving outcome. This retrospective cohort study aims to assess the time from presentation to diagnosis and treatment of vaccine preventable CABM as well as identify possible factors associated with delays in diagnosis and antibiotic administration.
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- Enteroviruses are a common cause of meningoencephalitis in children, with a study analyzing cases from 2012 to 2017 revealing that the majority presented as meningitis, predominantly in summer and fall seasons.
- The study involved reviewing medical records and found that 91.4% of cases were positive for enteroviruses in cerebrospinal fluid, highlighting the importance of testing both cerebrospinal fluid and respiratory samples for diagnosis.
- Most patients received antibiotics, and many also received antiviral treatment, resulting in favorable outcomes, as indicated by Modified Rankin Scores upon discharge; this underscores the need for ongoing research to track epidemiological trends in enterovirus-related CNS infections.
Background: Socioeconomic factors have been consistently linked with the structure of children's hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Chronic stress-as indexed by hair cortisol concentration-may represent an important mechanism underlying these associations. Here, we examined associations between hair cortisol and children's hippocampal and ACC structure, including across hippocampal subfields, and whether hair cortisol mediated associations between socioeconomic background (family income-to-needs ratio, parental education) and the structure of these brain regions.
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