Allan R Tunkel

Summary

Affiliation: Drexel University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Infections caused by viridans streptococci in patients with neutropenia
    Allan R Tunkel
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 34:1524-9. 2002
  2. ncbi Central nervous system infections in injection drug users
    Allan R Tunkel
    Division of Infectious Diseases, MCP Hahnemann University, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
    Infect Dis Clin North Am 16:589-605. 2002
  3. ncbi Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis
    Allan R Tunkel
    Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 39:1267-84. 2004
  4. ncbi Strategies and new developments in the management of bacterial meningitis
    Justine Miranda
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
    Infect Dis Clin North Am 23:925-43, viii-ix. 2009
  5. ncbi Bacterial meningitis: epidemiology, pathogenesis and management update
    Yuliya Nudelman
    Department of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey 07740, USA
    Drugs 69:2577-96. 2009
  6. ncbi Antimicrobial agents in the treatment of bacterial meningitis
    Scott W Sinner
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 North 15th Street, Mail Stop 487, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1101, USA
    Infect Dis Clin North Am 18:581-602, ix. 2004
  7. ncbi Drug Insight: adjunctive therapies in adults with bacterial meningitis
    Diederik van de Beek
    Academic Medical Center, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Nat Clin Pract Neurol 2:504-16. 2006
  8. ncbi Corticosteroids for everyone with meningitis?
    Allan R Tunkel
    N Engl J Med 347:1613-5. 2002
  9. ncbi Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults
    Diederik van de Beek
    Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    N Engl J Med 354:44-53. 2006

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Infections caused by viridans streptococci in patients with neutropenia
    Allan R Tunkel
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 34:1524-9. 2002
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  2. ncbi Central nervous system infections in injection drug users
    Allan R Tunkel
    Division of Infectious Diseases, MCP Hahnemann University, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
    Infect Dis Clin North Am 16:589-605. 2002
    ..Inoculation of Clostridium spp at injection sites may lead to toxin generation and disease. Clinicians must maintain a high level of suspicion for these diagnoses in injection drug users...
  3. ncbi Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis
    Allan R Tunkel
    Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 39:1267-84. 2004
  4. ncbi Strategies and new developments in the management of bacterial meningitis
    Justine Miranda
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
    Infect Dis Clin North Am 23:925-43, viii-ix. 2009
    ..Clinical experience with use of newer agents is limited to case reports, but these agents may be necessary to consider in patients who are failing standard therapy...
  5. ncbi Bacterial meningitis: epidemiology, pathogenesis and management update
    Yuliya Nudelman
    Department of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey 07740, USA
    Drugs 69:2577-96. 2009
    ..To be effective, adjunctive dexamethasone should be administered concomitant with or just prior to the first antimicrobial dose for maximal effect on the subarachnoid space inflammatory response...
  6. ncbi Antimicrobial agents in the treatment of bacterial meningitis
    Scott W Sinner
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 North 15th Street, Mail Stop 487, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1101, USA
    Infect Dis Clin North Am 18:581-602, ix. 2004
    ....
  7. ncbi Drug Insight: adjunctive therapies in adults with bacterial meningitis
    Diederik van de Beek
    Academic Medical Center, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Nat Clin Pract Neurol 2:504-16. 2006
    ..This review briefly summarizes the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial meningitis, and focuses on the evidence for and against use of the available adjunctive therapies in clinical practice...
  8. ncbi Corticosteroids for everyone with meningitis?
    Allan R Tunkel
    N Engl J Med 347:1613-5. 2002
  9. ncbi Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults
    Diederik van de Beek
    Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    N Engl J Med 354:44-53. 2006