Description
| Product ID: | 9783319086279 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Title: | Handbook of Meningococcal Disease Management |
| Authors: | Author: Andrew Pollard, Manish Sadarangani, Ian Feavers |
| Page Count: | 111 |
| Subjects: | Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Medical microbiology and virology, Medical microbiology & virology |
| Description: | This concise pocketbook will provide readers with an overview and background of meningococcal disease, treatment options and emerging therapies, and methods of prevention. 1. Introduction and epidemiology of meningococcal disease Neisseria meningitidis Disease surveillance Case fatality and sequelae Epidemiology of meningococcal disease Capsular groups causing disease Current issues Summary points References 2. Carriage and transmission of Neisseria meningitidis Introduction Detecting the carrier state The natural history of meningococcal carriage Epidemiology of carriage Other Neisseria species Effect of vaccination on carriage Summary points References 3. Pathogenesis of invasive disease Introduction Transmission, adaptation, and penetration to the circulation Neisseria meningitidis and intravascular survival Meningococcemia: a disease of the endothelial cells Pathophysiological characteristics of clinical presentations of meningococcal disease The immune response Summary points References 4. Diagnosis of meningococcal disease Introduction Conventional diagnosis Molecular diagnosis Typing of Neisseria meningitidis Summary and future outlook References 5. Clinical aspects of meningococcal disease Introduction Clinical spectrum of disease Symptoms of disease Disease outcomes and prognosis Raising awareness of disease Genetic factors Summary points References 6. Treatment of meningococcal disease Introduction Shock Raised intracranial pressure Antibiotic therapy Adjunctive therapies Where to manage children with meningococcal disease? Summary points References 7. Prevention of meningococcal disease through vaccination Introduction Polysaccharide vaccines Protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccines Production and quality control of polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines Immunological correlates of protection Capsular group B vaccines Summary points References Appendix Management of bacterial meningitis in children and young people Management of meningococcal disease in children and young people Early management of suspected bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in immunocompetent adults |
| Imprint Name: | Adis |
| Publisher Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-01-20 |
