"Meningitis, Bacterial" 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.
Bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots.
| Descriptor ID |
D016920
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.200.500 C10.228.228.180.500 C10.228.614.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningitis, Bacterial- Meningitis, Bacterial
- Meningitides, Bacterial
- Bacterial Meningitides
- Bacterial Meningitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Bacterial" by people in Profiles.
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Etiologies and comorbidities of meningitis deaths in children under 5 years in high-mortality settings: Insights from the CHAMPS Network in the post-pneumococcal vaccine era. J Infect. 2024 Dec; 89(6):106341.
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Demographic and pathogen characteristics of incident bacterial meningitis in infants in South Africa: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0310528.
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Case-fatality and sequelae following acute bacterial meningitis in South Africa, 2016 through 2020. Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Sep; 122:1056-1066.
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South African Children: A Matched Cohort Study of Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Survivors of Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease Aged 5 to 8 Years. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 01 20; 74(Suppl_1):S5-S13.
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The Global Landscape of Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Data Reported to the World Health Organization-Coordinated Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Network, 2014-2019. J Infect Dis. 2021 09 01; 224(12 Suppl 2):S161-S173.
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The Role of Molecular Testing in Pediatric Meningitis Surveillance in Southern and East African Countries, 2008-2017. J Infect Dis. 2021 09 01; 224(12 Suppl 2):S194-S203.
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Molecular diagnostic assays for the detection of common bacterial meningitis pathogens: A narrative review. EBioMedicine. 2021 Mar; 65:103274.
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Neurodevelopmental Impairment at 1 Year of Age in Infants With Previous Invasive Group B Streptococcal Sepsis and Meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 09; 39(9):794-798.
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Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in the World Health Organization African Region Using the Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Network, 2011-2016. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 09 05; 69(Suppl 2):S49-S57.
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Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Children After Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 06; 65(suppl_2):S190-S199.