Community-acquired bacterial meningitis

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Community-acquired bacterial meningitis (inflammation of the meninges) is most commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or Neisseria meningitidis. Prevention (through vaccination) and early antibiotic treatment are essential to reduce morbidity and mortality of this medical emergency.
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Authors Diederik van de Beek;Matthijs Brouwer;Rodrigo Hasbun;Uwe Koedel;Cynthia G. Whitney;Eelco Wijdicks;Diederik van de Beek;Matthijs Brouwer;Rodrigo Hasbun;Uwe Koedel;Cynthia G. Whitney;Eelco Wijdicks;
Journal nature reviews disease primers
Year 2016
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doi:10.1038/nrdp.2016.74
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2016.74
Keywords
meningitis vaccines antibiotics central nervous system infections National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE review humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine risk factors anti-bacterial agents / therapeutic use meningitis anti-bacterial agents / pharmacology diederik van de beek bacterial / diagnosis* bacterial / drug therapy* pmid:27808261 doi:10.1038/nrdp.2016.74 matthijs brouwer eelco wijdicks community-acquired infections / physiopathology* haemophilus influenzae / pathogenicity bacterial / physiopathology* neisseria meningitidis / pathogenicity streptococcus pneumoniae / pathogenicity

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