"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Pneumococcal" by people in Profiles.
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Preferences and willingness to pay for health states prevented by pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Pediatrics. 2004 Feb; 113(2):283-90.
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Assessing costs and cost effectiveness of pneumococcal disease and vaccination within Kaiser Permanente. Vaccine. 2000 Dec 08; 19 Suppl 1:S83-6.
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Resident's column: the importance of listening. Pediatr Ann. 1999 Aug; 28(8):546-7.