Handbook of Meningococcal Disease Management edited by Ian Feavers, Andrew Pollard, Manish Sadarangani.

This concise pocketbook will provide readers with an overview and background of meningococcal disease, treatment options and emerging therapies, and methods of prevention. The book was originally commissioned due to recent developments in vaccinations to prevent meningococcal disease. This book revi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Feavers, Ian (Editor), Pollard, Andrew (Editor), Sadarangani, Manish (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and epidemiology of meningococcal disease
  • Carriage and transmission of meningitis
  • Pathogenesis of meningitis
  • Diagnosis of meningococcal disease
  • Clinical aspects of meningitis
  • Treatment of meningococcal disease
  • Prevention of meningococcal disease
  • Appendix.