Meningitis, Pneumococcal [pneumokoková meningitida]
- Terms
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experimentální pneumokoková meningitida
meningitida pneumokoková
pneumokoková meningitida rezistentní k penicilinu
rekurentní pneumokoková meningitida
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Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis
Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Experimental
Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Penicillin-Resistant
Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Recurrent
Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae
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)
- Annotation
- do not coordinate with STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE unless organism is particularly discussed
- DUI
- D008586 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0013370
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid 1
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 16
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 36
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 24
- EC
- economics 1
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 15
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 17
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 3
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology 5
- MO
- mortality 11
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 4
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control 21
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery 2
- TH
- therapy 17
- TM
- transmission 2
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology