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Websites

Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Reports—Surveillance reports for a variety of infectious diseases, including Neisseria meningitidis. These reports are based on data from CDC’s Emerging Infections Network program.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/abcs/survreports.htm

Meningococcal Disease—A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website targeting physicians, public health officials, and the general public.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_g.htm

Meningococcal Disease Prevention and Control Strategies for Practice-Based Physicians—An American Academy of Pediatrics website providing a policy statement on meningococcal disease for practicing physicians.
http://www.aap.org/policy/01262.html

Meningococcal Meningitis—An American College Health Association website targeting physicians and the general public.
http://www.acha.org/special-prj/men.htm

National [United Kingdom] Meningitis Trust— The website of a United Kingdom based charitable foundation, targeting mainly UK residents, but providing general information on meningitis.
http://www.meningitis-trust.org.uk/frame.htm

Journal Articles

  1. Barquet N, Domingo P, Cayla JA. Prognostic factors in meningococcal disease. JAMA 1997; 278: 491-496.
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Control and prevention of meningococcal diseases and control and prevention of serogroup C meningococcal disease: evaluation and management of suspected outbreaks: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR 1997; 46(No. RR-5): 1-10.
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Laboratory-based surveillance for meningococcal disease in selected areas - United States, 1989-1991. MMWR 1993; 42(No. SS-2): 21-30.
  4. Committee on Infectious Diseases. American Academy of Pediatrics. Meningococcal disease prevention and control strategies for practice-based physicians. Pediatrics; 1996; 97: 404-412.
  5. American Academy of Pediatrics. Meningococcal Infections. In: Pickering L, ed. 2000 Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 25th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2000: p 396-401.
  6. Cookson ST, Corrales JL, Lotero, JO, et al. Disco fever: epidemic meningococcal disease in northeastern Argentina associated with disco patronage. J Infect Dis 1998; 178: 266-269.
  7. Fischer M, Hedberg K, Cardosi P, et al. Tobacco smoke as a risk factor for meningococcal disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1997; 16: 979-983.
  8. Harrison LH, Dwyer DM, Maples CT, Billmann L. Risk of meningococcal infection in college students. JAMA 1999; 281: 1906-1910.
  9. Imrey PB, Jackson LA, Ludwinski PH, et al. Meningococcal carriage, alcohol consumption, and campus bar patronage in a serogroup C meningococcal disease outbreak. J Clin Microbiol 1995; 33: 3133-3137.
  10. Jackson LA, Shuchat A, Reeves MW, Wenger JD. Serogroup C meningococcal outbreaks in the United States. An emerging threat. JAMA 1995;273: 383-389.
  11. Kornelisse RF, Hazelzet JA, Hop WCJ, et al. Meningococcal septic shock in children: clinical and laboratory features, outcome, and development of a prognostic score. Clin Infect Dis 1997; 25: 640-646.
  12. Rosenstein N, Levine O, Taylor JP, et al. Efficacy of meningococcal vaccine and barriers to vaccination. JAMA 1998; 279: 435-439.
  13. VanDeuren M, Brandtzaeg P, van der Meer JWM. Update on meningococcal disease with emphasis on pathogenesis and clinical management. Clin Microb Rev 2000; 13: 144-146.
  14. Zangwill KM, Schuchat A, Riedo FX, et al. School-based clusters of meningococcal disease in the United States. JAMA 1997; 277: 389-395.