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)

Also Known As:

Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis; Meningitis, Pneumococcal; Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis; Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Experimental; Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Penicillin-Resistant; Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Recurrent; Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitides; Meningitides, Streptococcus pneumoniae; Meningitis, Experimental Pneumococcal; Pneumococcal Meningitides; Pneumococcal Meningitides, Experimental; Pneumococcal Meningitis, Experimental; Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitides; Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Infections: 539155
- Central Nervous System Infections: 1428
  - Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections: 4
    - Bacterial Meningitis: 3279
      - Pneumococcal Meningitis: 1095
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses: 1
  - Bacterial Infections: 25267
    - Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections: 363
      - Streptococcal Infections: 1408
        Pneumococcal Infections: 4305
        Pneumococcal Meningitis: 1095
    - Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections: 4
      - Bacterial Meningitis: 3279
        Pneumococcal Meningitis: 1095
Nervous System Diseases: 14737
- Neuroinflammatory Diseases: 19509
  - Meningitis: 11696
    - Bacterial Meningitis: 3279
      - Pneumococcal Meningitis: 1095
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4371
  - Central Nervous System Infections: 1428
    - Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections: 4
      - Bacterial Meningitis: 3279
        Pneumococcal Meningitis: 1095

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