Meningitis

Recent News

Sep 13, 2013

News Scan for Sep 13, 2013

Meningococcal vaccine in Africa
Deaths down in young kids
MERS risk in Europe
Ameba in water system
Aug 14, 2013

News Scan for Aug 14, 2013

Cyclospora case count rises
Meningitis in NYC
Aug 06, 2013

News Scan for Aug 06, 2013

Global flu update
Fungal meningitis deaths
Age pattern in 1918 flu
Aug 02, 2013

News Scan for Aug 02, 2013

H3N2v in Illinois
Meningococcal vaccine for babies
Broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse
Jul 05, 2013

News Scan for Jul 05, 2013

Invasive meningitis in Europe
Europe's healthcare-linked infections
Hepatitis from fruit
Jun 07, 2013

News Scan for Jun 07, 2013

Salmonella from chicks
African meningitis drop
Polio in India and Pakistan

Resources & Literature

Recent Literature

Barroso DE, Castineiras T, Freitas FS, et al. Three outbreak-casuing Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C clones, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 (published online Sep 30)

Cohn AC, MacNeil JR, Clark TA, et al. Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR 2013 Mar 22;62(RR02)1-22

Heinsbroek E, Ladhani S, Gray S, et al. Added value of Pcr-testing for confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease in England. J Infect 2013 (published online Jun 24)

Hossain MJ, Roca A, Mackenzie GA, et al. Serogroup W135 meningococcal disease, The Gambia, 2012. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 Sep;19(9):1507-10

Mandal S, Wu HM, MacNeil JR, et al. Prolonged university outbreak of meningococcal disease associated with a serogroup B strain rarely seen in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 2013 Aug 1;57(3):344-8

Marcus U, Vogel U, Schubert A, et al. A cluster of invasive meningococcal disease in young men who have sex with men in Berlin, October 2012 to May 2013. Euro Surveill 2013 Jul 11;18(28):pii=20523

Mourviller B, Tubach F, van de Beek D, et al. Induced hypothermia in severe bacterial meningitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2013 (published online Oct 8)

Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Byington CL, et al. Pneumococcal meningitis in children: epidemiology, serotypes, and outcomes from 1997-2010 in Utah. Pediatrics 2013 (published online Aug 26)

Weiss D, Varma JK. Control of recent community-based outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease in men who have sex with men in Europe and the United States. (Editorial) Euro Surveill 2013 Jul 11;18(28):pii=20522

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