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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2018 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Meningococcal" by people in Profiles.
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Meningococcal meningitis and COVID-19 co-infection. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Aug 25; 13(8).
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COVID-19 effects on national health system response to a local epidemic: the case of cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in Ghana. Pan Afr Med J. 2020; 35(Suppl 2):20.
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COVID-19 effects on national health system response to a local epidemic: the case of cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in Ghana. Pan Afr Med J. 2020; 35(Suppl 2):14.
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The Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine Bexsero Elicits Antibodies to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 09 13; 69(7):1101-1111.
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Aseptic meningitis associated with routine infant immunisation visits that include the group B meningococcal vaccine, 4CMenB. Arch Dis Child. 2019 12; 104(12):1237-1238.
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The molecular characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y clonal complex 23 first emerge in China. J Infect. 2019 12; 79(6):612-625.
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Effect on meningococcal serogroup W immunogenicity when Tdap was administered prior, concurrent or subsequent to the quadrivalent (ACWY) meningococcal CRM197-conjugate vaccine in adult Hajj pilgrims: A randomised controlled trial. Vaccine. 2019 06 12; 37(27):3562-3567.
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A case of a FilmArray® ME false negative in meningococcal meningitis. J Infect. 2019 09; 79(3):277-287.
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Meningococcal Meningitis. JAMA. 2019 03 12; 321(10):1014.
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Meningococcal purpura fulminans and severe myocarditis with clinical meningitis but no meningeal inflammation: a case report. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 12; 19(1):252.