Is the diagnosis and treatment of childhood acute bacterial meningitis in Turkey evidence-based?
Recommended laboratory tests including blood culture and CSF Gram smears were insufficiently performed. Appropriate antibiotics were used in the majority of cases. Better identification of the causative pathogens will improve stewardship of antimicrobial therapy.
Our data suggest MD-2 is a critical regulator of the establishment of allergic airway sensitization to HDM in mice. Serum MD-2 may represent a potential biomarker for the amplification of allergic sensitization and allergic inflammation.