 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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Pneumococcal" by people in Profiles.
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Lee NK, Tong S, Tholen K, Boguniewicz J, Gitomer SA, Herrmann BW. Hearing outcomes in children with pneumococcal meningitis in the PCV13 era. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 44(4):103886.
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Cutting AS, Del Rosario Y, Mu R, Rodriguez A, Till A, Subramani S, Gottlieb RA, Doran KS. The role of autophagy during group B Streptococcus infection of blood-brain barrier endothelium. J Biol Chem. 2014 Dec 26; 289(52):35711-23.
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Banerjee A, Van Sorge NM, Sheen TR, Uchiyama S, Mitchell TJ, Doran KS. Activation of brain endothelium by pneumococcal neuraminidase NanA promotes bacterial internalization. Cell Microbiol. 2010 Nov; 12(11):1576-88.
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Seltz LB, Cohen E, Weinstein M. Risk of bacterial or herpes simplex virus meningitis/encephalitis in children with complex febrile seizures. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Aug; 25(8):494-7.
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Franco-Paredes C, Evans J, Jurado R. Diabetes insipidus due to Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Apr 23; 161(8):1114-5.
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Ballard TL, Roe MH, Wheeler RC, Todd JK, Glode MP. Comparison of three latex agglutination kits and counterimmunoelectrophoresis for the detection of bacterial antigens in a pediatric population. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1987 Jul; 6(7):630-4.
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BUNN PA, PEABODY G. Treatment of pneumococcal meningitis with large doses of penicillin; a series of twenty consecutive cases. AMA Arch Intern Med. 1952 May; 89(5):736-42.
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