"Meningococcal Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infections with bacteria of the species NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008589
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.625.549
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningococcal Infections- Meningococcal Infections
- Infection, Meningococcal
- Meningococcal Infection
- Infections, Meningococcal
- Meningococcal Disease
- Meningococcal Diseases
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningococcal Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Manian FA, Alame D. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 11-2015. A 28-year-old woman with headache, fever, and a rash. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 09; 372(15):1454-62.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Feb; 28(2):208-10.
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Richardson DK, Helderman T, Lovett PB, Lovett P. Meningococcal epiglottitis in a diabetic adult patient: a case report. J Emerg Med. 2012 Oct; 43(4):634-6.
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McCulloch M, Brooks H, Kalantarinia K. Isolated polyarticular septic arthritis: an atypical presentation of meningococcal infection. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Apr; 335(4):323-6.
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Lehman SS. An uncommon cause of ophthalmia neonatorum: Neisseria meningitidis. J AAPOS. 1999 Oct; 3(5):316.
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Dreyer MS, Eppes SC, Klein JD. A clustering of childhood meningococcal disease: a challenge for physicians, press and community. Del Med J. 1993 Nov; 65(11):711-4.
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Fendrick GM. Which patients need prophylactic antibiotics. Mod Med Asia. 1978 Nov; 14(11):16-8.
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Jensen AD, Naidoff MA. Bilateral meningococcal endophthalmitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 1973 Nov; 90(5):396-8.