Meningitis, Meningococcal
"Meningitis, Meningococcal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| 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
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| Concept/Terms |
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
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Meningococcal" by people in Profiles.
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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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Comparing laboratory surveillance with the notifiable diseases surveillance system in South Africa. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Jun; 59:141-147.
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Molecular characterization of invasive capsule null Neisseria meningitidis in South Africa. BMC Microbiol. 2017 Feb 21; 17(1):40.
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and changing epidemiology of childhood bacterial meningitis. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2015 Mar-Apr; 91(2):108-10.
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Population snapshot of invasive serogroup B meningococci in South Africa from 2005 to 2008. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug; 50(8):2577-84.
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Invasive Neisseria meningitidis with decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in South Africa, 2009. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010 Oct; 65(10):2258-60.
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Increased incidence of meningococcal disease in HIV-infected individuals associated with higher case-fatality ratios in South Africa. AIDS. 2010 Jun 01; 24(9):1351-60.
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Sequence diversity of the factor H binding protein vaccine candidate in epidemiologically relevant strains of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis. J Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 01; 200(3):379-89.
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Emergence of endemic serogroup W135 meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in South Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 01; 46(3):377-86.
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High human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA load in the cerebrospinal fluid from patients with lymphocytic meningitis. J Infect Dis. 1998 Feb; 177(2):473-6.