Meningitis

Children

1.	Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/lumbar_puncture.html




2.	Meningitis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/meningitis.html




3.	Meningitis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/meningitis.html




4.	Pneumococcal Vaccine: When Is It Appropriate for O Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00170




5.	Risk of Bacterial Meningitis in Children with Coch National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/cochlear/questions.htm

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Meningitis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008581&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Blood Culture American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_culture/test.html




2.	Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01414

National Institutes of Health

1.	Encephalitis and Meningitis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/encephalitis_meningitis/detail_encephali...




2.	Encephalitis and Meningitis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/encmenin/encmenin.htm

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/




2.	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/




3.	National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/

Overviews

1.	Meningitis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00118




2.	Meningococcal Disease National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_g.htm

Prevention/Screening

1.	Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-PneumoConjugate.pdf




2.	Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Vaccine (Hib) National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-hib.pdf




3.	Importance of Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccin American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZZOBA0B7C&sub_...




4.	Meningococcal Vaccine National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-mening.pdf




5.	Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23) National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-ppv.pdf




6.	Use of Vaccines for the Prevention of Meningitis i National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/issues/cochlear/cochlear-gen.htm

Related Issues

1.	Meningococcal Disease: Health Information for Inte Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/menin.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	Viral (Aseptic) Meningitis National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/virlmen.htm




2.	Cryptococcal Meningitis Project Inform http://www.projinf.org/fs/cryptoco.html




3.	Bacterial Meningitis Directors of Health Promotion and Education http://www.dhpe.org/bacmeningitis.asp




4.	Arachnoiditis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/arachnoiditis/arachnoiditis.htm

Statistics

1.	Percent of Adults Aged 65 Years and Over Who Had E National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200209/figures05_1-5_3.htm...

Teenagers

1.	Meningitis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/meningitis.html