 Meningitis, Pneumococcal
"Meningitis, Pneumococcal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute purulent infection of the meninges and subarachnoid space caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, most prevalent in children and adults over the age of 60. This illness may be associated with OTITIS MEDIA; MASTOIDITIS; SINUSITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; sickle cell disease (ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL); skull fractures; and other disorders. Clinical manifestations include FEVER; HEADACHE; neck stiffness; and somnolence followed by SEIZURES; focal neurologic deficits (notably DEAFNESS); and COMA. (From Miller et al., Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p111)
| Descriptor ID |
D008586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.200.500.600 C01.252.410.890.670.595 C10.228.228.180.500.875 C10.228.614.280.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningitis, Pneumococcal- Meningitis, Pneumococcal
- Pneumococcal Meningitides
- Pneumococcal Meningitis
- Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Meningitides, Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitides
- Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis
Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis- Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis
- Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitides
- Meningitis, Experimental Pneumococcal
- Pneumococcal Meningitides, Experimental
- Pneumococcal Meningitis, Experimental
- Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Experimental
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Pneumococcal" by people in Profiles.
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Olarte L. Vancomycin Should Be Part of Empiric Therapy for Suspected Bacterial Meningitis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 May 11; 8(2):187-188.
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Olarte L, Barson WJ, Barson RM, Lin PL, Romero JR, Tan TQ, Givner LB, Bradley JS, Hoffman JA, Hult?n KG, Mason EO, Kaplan SL. Impact of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Meningitis in US Children. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 01; 61(5):767-75.
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Olarte L, Ampofo K, Stockmann C, Mason EO, Daly JA, Pavia AT, Byington CL. Invasive pneumococcal disease in infants younger than 90 days before and after introduction of PCV7. Pediatrics. 2013 Jul; 132(1):e17-24.
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Falletta JM, Woods GM, Verter JI, Buchanan GR, Pegelow CH, Iyer RV, Miller ST, Holbrook CT, Kinney TR, Vichinsky E, et al. Discontinuing penicillin prophylaxis in children with sickle cell anemia. Prophylactic Penicillin Study II. J Pediatr. 1995 Nov; 127(5):685-90.
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