Meningitis, Meningococcal

"Meningitis, Meningococcal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A fulminant infection of the meninges and subarachnoid fluid by the bacterium NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, producing diffuse inflammation and peri-meningeal venous thromboses. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, nuchal rigidity, SEIZURES, severe HEADACHE, petechial rash, stupor, focal neurologic deficits, HYDROCEPHALUS, and COMA. The organism is usually transmitted via nasopharyngeal secretions and is a leading cause of meningitis in children and young adults. Organisms from Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, C, Y, and W-135 have been reported to cause meningitis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp689-701; Curr Opin Pediatr 1998 Feb;10(1):13-8)

Descriptor ID	D008585
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.200.500.550 C01.252.400.625.549.449 C10.228.228.180.500.750 C10.228.614.280.505
Concept/Terms	Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningococcal Meningitis Meningitis, Meningococcic Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup Y Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup Y Serogroup Y, Meningococcal Meningitis Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup Y Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup C Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup C Serogroup C Meningococcal Meningitis Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup C Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup W-135 Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup W-135 Serogroup W135, Meningococcal Meningitis Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W-135 Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W 135 Serogroup W-135, Meningococcal Meningitis Serogroup W 135, Meningococcal Meningitis Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup A Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup A Serogroup A Meningococcal Meningitis Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup A Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup B Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup B Serogroup B Meningococcal Meningitis Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup B

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Meningitis, Meningococcal".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections [C01.252.200]
Meningitis, Bacterial [C01.252.200.500]
Meningitis, Meningococcal [C01.252.200.500.550]
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections [C01.252.400]
Neisseriaceae Infections [C01.252.400.625]
Meningococcal Infections [C01.252.400.625.549]
Meningitis, Meningococcal [C01.252.400.625.549.449]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections [C10.228.228.180]
Meningitis, Bacterial [C10.228.228.180.500]
Meningitis, Meningococcal [C10.228.228.180.500.750]
Meningitis [C10.228.614]
Meningitis, Bacterial [C10.228.614.280]
Meningitis, Meningococcal [C10.228.614.280.505]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Meningitis, Meningococcal".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Meningitis, Meningococcal".

Meningitis, Meningococcal
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome

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