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Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following | Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following | ||
===Vaccination=== | ===Vaccination=== | ||
There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include: | There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include:<ref name="pmid23515099">{{cite journal| author=Cohn AC, MacNeil JR, Clark TA, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Briere EZ, Meissner HC et al.| title=Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). | journal=MMWR Recomm Rep | year= 2013 | volume= 62 | issue= RR-2 | pages= 1-28 | pmid=23515099 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23515099 }} </ref><ref name="pmid26845283">{{cite journal| author=Robinson CL, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), ACIP Child/Adolescent Immunization Work Group| title=Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years--United States, 2016. | journal=MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 65 | issue= 4 | pages= 86-7 | pmid=26845283 | doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm6504a4 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26845283 }} </ref><ref name="pmid17447825">{{cite journal| author=Makwana N, Riordan FA| title=Bacterial meningitis: the impact of vaccination. | journal=CNS Drugs | year= 2007 | volume= 21 | issue= 5 | pages= 355-66 | pmid=17447825 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17447825 }} </ref><ref name="pmid24432035">{{cite journal| author=English P| title=Vaccination against meningitis B: is it worth it? | journal=Drugs Context | year= 2013 | volume= 2013 | issue= | pages= 212246 | pmid=24432035 | doi=10.7573/dic.212246 | pmc=3884741 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24432035 }} </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:32, 5 January 2017
Bacterial meningitis Microchapters |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Primary prevention
Primary preventive measures to prevent bacterial meningitis include the following
Vaccination
There are three types of vaccination available for prevention of bacterial meningitis from three bacterial agents. These include:[1][2][3][4]
Vaccinations | |
Type of Vaccination | Recommendations |
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Pneumococcal[5]
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
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Meningococcal[6]
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Hemophilus influenza type b (Hib)[7] |
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Other preventive measures
Other preventive measures | |
Preventive strategy | Recommendations |
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Avoidance of risk factors |
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Droplet precaution |
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Chemoprophylaxis |
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References
- ↑ Cohn AC, MacNeil JR, Clark TA, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Briere EZ, Meissner HC; et al. (2013). "Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)". MMWR Recomm Rep. 62 (RR-2): 1–28. PMID 23515099.
- ↑ Robinson CL, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), ACIP Child/Adolescent Immunization Work Group (2016). "Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years--United States, 2016". MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 65 (4): 86–7. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6504a4. PMID 26845283.
- ↑ Makwana N, Riordan FA (2007). "Bacterial meningitis: the impact of vaccination". CNS Drugs. 21 (5): 355–66. PMID 17447825.
- ↑ English P (2013). "Vaccination against meningitis B: is it worth it?". Drugs Context. 2013: 212246. doi:10.7573/dic.212246. PMC 3884741. PMID 24432035.
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/pcv13.html, Accessed on Jan 5, 2017
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/vaccine-info.html, Accessed on 5th Jan, 2017
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hib.html, Accessed on 5th Jan, 2017
- ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6301a1.htm, Accessed on 5th Jan, 2017