Meningitis

References

Citations

1. Roos KL, Tyler KL (2005). Meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess, and empyema. In DL Kaspar et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed., pp. 2471–2490. New York: McGraw-Hill.

2. Money DM, Dobson S (2004). The prevention of early-onset neonatal group b streptococcal disease. SOGC Clinical Practice Guidelines No. 149. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 26(9): 826–832.

3. Hirschmann JV (2006). Bacterial infections of the central nervous system. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 7, chap. 36. New York: WebMD.

4. Reefhuis J, et al. (2003). Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants. New England Journal of Medicine, 349(5): 435–445.

5. National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) (2006). Menningococcal vaccine. In Canadian Immunization Guide, 7th ed., pp. 237–250. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada.

6. National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) (2001). Statement on recommended use of meningococcal vaccines. Canada Communicable Disease Report, 27(ACS-6): 2–36.

Other Works Consulted

• American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Meningococcal infections. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed, pp. 452–460. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Biernath KR, et al. (2005). Bacterial meningitis among children with cochlear implants beyond 24 months after implantation. Pediatrics, 117(2): 284–289.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005). Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 54(RR-7): 1–21.

• Feigin RD, Pearlman E (2004). Bacterial meningitis beyond the neonatal period. In RD Feigin et al., eds., Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed., vol. 1, pp. 443–474. Philadelphia: Saunders.

• Gilden DH (2006). Acute viral central nervous system diseases. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 11, chap. 16. New York: WebMD.

• Tunkel AR, et al. (2004). Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 39(9): 1267–1284.

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