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)

Descriptor ID	D008586
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.200.500.600 C01.252.410.890.670.595 C10.228.228.180.500.875 C10.228.614.280.560
Concept/Terms	Meningitis, Pneumococcal Meningitis, Pneumococcal Pneumococcal Meningitides Pneumococcal Meningitis Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitides, Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitides Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitides Meningitis, Experimental Pneumococcal Pneumococcal Meningitides, Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis, Experimental Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Experimental Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Penicillin-Resistant Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Penicillin-Resistant Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Recurrent Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Recurrent

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