Travel‐Related Cerebro‐Meningeal Infections: The 8‐Year Experience of a French Infectious Diseases Unit

Abstract

Among the diversified etiological spectrum of CMI, cosmopolitan infections are widely predominant, particularly viral infections, followed by tropical causes, of which malaria is the leading disease in returnees from endemic areas. The diagnostic approach should be driven by history and physical examination. Key investigations include: blood smear, cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction and culture as well as neuroimaging. Management should focus on curable causes.

Diagnostic et prise en charge du paludisme grave chez l’adulte : observance des directives nationales au Burkina Faso

“…Différentes affections aussi fréquentes que graves peuvent en effet se cacher derrière ces signes de gravité : méningite, fièvre typhoïde, gastroentérite, etc. [1,4,9].…”