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Title: Enterovirus 75 and aseptic meningitis, Spain, 2005.(Letter to the editor)
Author: Ana Avellon
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
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Title: Meningitis, Sinus Thrombosis and Abscess of the Brain : With Appendices on Lumbar Puncture and Its Uses and Diseases of the Nasal Accessory SinusesPublisher: London : H.K. LewisPublication date: 1911Subjects: MeningitisSinus Thrombosis, IntracranialBrain AbscessNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Title: OH: no antibiotic ordered--bacterial meningitis: plaintiff's expert testimony improperly excluded. (Medical Malpractice Cases).(Brief Article)
Author: A. David Tammelleo
Publication: Medical Law's Regan Report (Magazine/Journal)
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Title: Dust off your knowledge of aseptic meningitis. (Bacterial Meningitis Less Common Now).
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2002
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Title: Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Author: Nicolas Nathan
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Date: June 1, 2007
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Title: Answering Some of the Tough Questions About Meningitis.(Brief Article)
Author: Betsy Bates
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 15, 2001
Publisher: International Medical News Group
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Chapters: 2009-2010 West African Meningitis Outbreak, 2008-09 Malian Première Division, 2009-10 Malian Première Division, Mali at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2009-2010 West African meningitis outbreak is an epidemic of bacterial meningitis which has been occurring in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria since January 2009, an annual risk in the African meningitis belt. A total of 13,516 people have been infected with meningitis, and 931 have died. Nigeria has been the most adversely affected, with over half of the total cases and deaths occurring in the nation. The WHO reported Mar 27 that 1,100 had died and there were 25,000 suspected cases. It is the worst outbreak in the region since 1996, and a third of the world's emergency vaccine stockpile for the bacterial form has been consumed. The GAVI Alliance has been trying to secure more vaccines. Demography of meningococcal meningitis. meningitis belt epidemic zones sporadic cases onlyWest Africa is struck by an annual meningitis epidemic, usually affecting between 25,000 and 200,000 inhabitants. However, the current epidemic has been the deadliest outbreak since 1996. That year meningitis infected over 100,000 people and killed 10,000 during a three-month period. According to doctorswithoutborders.org, Up to 400 vaccination teams of five people each immunized thousands of people every day in the region for a few weeks. In total, 2.8 million people were vaccinated in Zinder, Maradi, and Dosso regions in Niger, and 4.5 million people in Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Gombe States in Nigeria. Vaccination campaigns continue at some sites in Nigeria for a total of 255,000 people. The outbreak has affected fou...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=21987093 ... Read more

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A clinical focus, reader-friendly format, and international scope make this landmark, two-volume reference unique among encyclopedic infectious disease resources. More than 300 worldwide experts cover all aspects of the investigation, diagnosis, and clinical management of every infectious condition.Chapter 22, from this highly recommended reference book, offers 15 pages of current and comprehensive information about Acute and Chronic Meningitis ... Read more

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Title: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? The current meningoccocol meningitis and whooping cough epidemics have prompted o practice nurse and vaccinator to ponder the arguments against vaccination and the dilemmas these pose for health professionals.(Viewpoints)
Author: Carolyn Hyde
Publication: Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (Magazine/Journal)
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Title: Steroid enhances treatment of bacterial meningitis. (Death Rate Cut in Half in Adults).
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
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Date: December 1, 2002
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Title: Meningitis incidence rising among teens, young adults. (24% of Cases in 15- to 24-Year-olds).
Author: Erik L. Goldman
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Title: 2-year-old with tuberculous meningitis: a case study.
Author: Siobhan Geary
Publication: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
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