title: Clinical and epidemiological implications of meningococcal disease.
abstract: Meningococcal disease is caused by Neisseria meningitidis and is an infection which rapidly progresses to multiorgan failure. It was a major killer in the epidemics of the 1980's in the United States. With the advent of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in the 1990s, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis have become the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in the United States. This article provides a review of the meningococcal illness and attempts to update current information regarding the same.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galwankar
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines