Meningitis - References

References

Citations

1. Tunkel AR, Scheld WM (2005). Acute meningitis. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., pp. 1083–1126. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.

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2. 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.

3. Schrag S, et al. (2002). Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: Revised guidelines from CDC. MMWR, 51(RR-11): 1–22.

4. 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.

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

6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Revised recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to vaccinate all persons aged 11-18 years with meningococcal conjugate vaccine. MMWR, 56(31): 794–795. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5631.pdf.

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.