Tumor Necrosis Factor- (TNF ) in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Meningitis of Different Etiologies: High Levels of TNF Indicate Bacterial Meningitis

Production of tumor necrosis factor and other cytokines by astrocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide or a neurotropic virus.

1989 • 785 citations

Antigen presentation and tumor cytotoxicity by interferon‐γ‐treated microglial cells

1987 • 648 citations

Rapid diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis by nested polymerase chain reaction assay of cerebrospinal fluid

1991 • 549 citations

Local production of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 1, and interleukin 6 in meningococcal meningitis. Relation to the inflammatory response.

1989 • 461 citations

The role of cytokines in the generation of inflammation and tissue damage in experimental gram-positive meningitis.

1990 • 367 citations

Correlation of interleukin-1β and cachectin concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid and outcome from bacterial meningitis

1989 • 278 citations

Tumor necrosis factor alpha in cerebrospinal fluid during bacterial, but not viral, meningitis. Evaluation in murine model infections and in patients.

1988 • 249 citations

Encephalitis in immunocompetent patients due to herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2 as determined by type‐specific polymerase chain reaction and antibody assays of cerebrospinal fluid

1993 • 247 citations

Tumor necrosis factor in the pathophysiology of infection and sepsis

1990 • 233 citations

Cachectin (Tumor Necrosis Factor)

1988 • 170 citations

Diagnosis of enteroviral meningitis with the polymerase chain reaction

1990 • 157 citations

Tumor necrosis factor in mediating experimental Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis.

1989 • 142 citations

Cerebrospinal Fluid Cachectin/Thmor Necrosis Factor- and Platelet-Activating Factor Concentrations and Severity of Bacterial Meningitis in Children

1990 • 141 citations

Value of cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the differential diagnosis of meningitis: A study in 710 patients with suspected central nervous system infection

1988 • 107 citations

Role of Empiric Parenteral Antibiotics Prior to Lumbar Puncture in Suspected Bacterial Meningitis: State of the Art

1988 • 99 citations

Cerebrospinal fluid interleukin 1-beta and tumor necrosis factor concentrations and outcome from neonatal gram-negative enteric bacillary meningitis.

1989 • 86 citations

In-vitro and in-vivo studies on the induction of neopterin biosynthesis by cytokines, alloantigens and lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

1988 • 82 citations

Characterization of a Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2-specified Glycoprotein with Affinity for N-Acetylgalactosamine-specific Lectins and Its Identification as g92K or gG

1986 • 78 citations

Tumour necrosis factor-alpha in infectious meningitis.

1989 • 72 citations

Evaluation of solubilized herpes simplex virus membrane antigen by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

1983 • 67 citations

Bioactive and Inactive Forms of Tumor Necrosis Factor- in Spinal Fluid from Patients with Meningitis

1991 • 64 citations

Detection of Interleukin 1β but Not Tumor Necrosis Factor—α in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Children With Aseptic Meningitis

1990 • 52 citations

Detection of enteroviral RNA by polymerase chain reaction in faecal samples from patients with aseptic meningitis

1992 • 48 citations

Tumour necrosis factor (cachectin) and other cytokines in septic shock: a review of the literature.

1991 • 46 citations

Aspects on the serodiagnosis of enterovirus infections by ELISA

1990 • 44 citations

Early diagnosis of enteroviral meningitis by detection of specific IgM antibodies with a solid‐phase reverse immunosorbent test (SPRIST) and μ‐capture EIA

1992 • 34 citations

Intrathecally produced antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi measured by IgG-capture ELISA

1990 • 8 citations

Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell, Glucose and Protein Changes during the Treatment of Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis

1986 • 3 citations