"Meningitis, Pneumococcal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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[Steroids in infection medicine]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2021 Feb; 146(3):162-166.
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Upregulation of CBP by PLY can cause permeability of blood-brain barrier to increase meningitis. J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2019 Jul; 33(7):e22333.
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Vaccine preventable invasive bacterial diseases in Italy: A comparison between the national surveillance system and recorded hospitalizations, 2007-2016. Vaccine. 2019 01 03; 37(1):41-48.
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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Poor Outcome in Infants Less Than 90 Days of Age With Bacterial Meningitis in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 09; 37(9):837-843.
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Emergence of an extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15A by capsular switching. Int J Med Microbiol. 2018 Dec; 308(8):986-989.
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Incidence of paediatric pneumococcal meningitis and emergence of new serotypes: a time-series analysis of a 16-year French national survey. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 09; 18(9):983-991.
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Pneumococcal Meningitis in Adults after Introduction of PCV7 and PCV13, Israel, July 2009-June 20151. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 07; 24(7):1275-1284.
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Transcranial Doppler in pediatric emergency and intensive care unit: a case series and literature review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 08; 34(8):1465-1470.
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Meningitis as a consequence of otitis media in a child referred from the newborn hearing screening programme: A missed opportunity. J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 07; 54(7):810-812.
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Central nervous system infections in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Dec; 65:107-109.