Structured Summary
Abstract
Bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Bacterial Meningitides
- Meningitides, Bacterial
- Meningitis, Bacterial
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Aspects Covered
36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics, otherwise coordinate IM with specific bacterial infection (IM)
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History Note
1992
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Previous Indexing
- Meningitis (1966-1991)
- specific bacterial meningitis (1966-1991)
- specific bacterium (1966-1991)
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WL 200
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bacterial Meningitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016920. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016920
- Bacterial Meningitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3678510