"Meningitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammation of the coverings of the brain and/or spinal cord, which consist of the PIA MATER; ARACHNOID; and DURA MATER. Infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal) are the most common causes of this condition, but subarachnoid hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGES, SUBARACHNOID), chemical irritation (chemical MENINGITIS), granulomatous conditions, neoplastic conditions (CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS), and other inflammatory conditions may produce this syndrome. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch24, p6)
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D008581
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.614
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term impact of serious neonatal bacterial infections on neurodevelopment. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Jan; 30(1):28-37.
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Meningitis-associated pneumococcal serotype 8, ST 53, strain is hypervirulent in a rat model and has non-haemolytic pneumolysin which can be attenuated by liposomes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:1106063.
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Culture-confirmed neonatal bloodstream infections and meningitis in South Africa, 2014-19: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 08; 10(8):e1170-e1178.
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Study protocol for a population-based observational surveillance study of culture-confirmed neonatal bloodstream infections and meningitis in South Africa: Baby GERMS-SA. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 08; 12(2):e049070.
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Quantifying the Acute Care Costs of Neonatal Bacterial Sepsis and Meningitis in Mozambique and South Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 01 20; 74(Suppl_1):S64-S69.
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Healthcare utilisation patterns for respiratory and gastrointestinal syndromes and meningitis in Msunduzi municipality, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2013. S Afr Med J. 2019 Apr 29; 109(5):333-339.
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First-presentation with psychotic behavior to the Emergency Department: Meningitis or not, that is the question. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 11; 36(11):2068-2075.
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Outcome of uncorrected CSF leak and consequent recurrent meningitis in a patient: a case presentation and literature review. Br J Neurosurg. 2020 Oct; 34(5):492-494.
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Neonatal infections: Case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunisation safety data. Vaccine. 2016 12 01; 34(49):6038-6046.
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Serotype 6C is associated with penicillin-susceptible meningeal infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults among invasive pneumococcal isolates previously identified as serotype 6A in South Africa. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Nov; 32 Suppl 1:S66-70.