Diseases

Pneumococcal Meningitis

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)

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Abstract

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)

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14 entry terms
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal
  • Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Meningitides, Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Pneumococcal Meningitides
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitides
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis
  • Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Experimental
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Penicillin-Resistant
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Recurrent
  • Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitides
  • Meningitis, Experimental Pneumococcal
  • Pneumococcal Meningitides, Experimental
  • Pneumococcal Meningitis, Experimental

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not coordinate with STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE unless organism is particularly discussed

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  1. C01w.150.252w.223.500.875
  2. C01w.150.252w.410.890w.670w.595
  3. C01w.207w.180.500.875
  4. C10w.228w.228w.180.500.875
  5. C10w.586.625w.280.560

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pneumococcal Meningitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008586. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008586
  2. Pneumococcal Meningitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3854685