Meningitis, Listeria

"Meningitis, Listeria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Inflammation of the meninges caused by LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES infection, usually occurring in individuals under the age of 3 years or over the age of 50 years. It may occur at any age in individuals with IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, altered mentation, HEADACHE, meningeal signs, focal neurologic signs, and SEIZURES. (From Medicine 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36)

Descriptor ID	D008584
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.200.500.500 C01.252.410.514.533 C10.228.228.180.500.500 C10.228.614.280.449
Concept/Terms	Meningitis, Listeria Meningitis, Listeria Listeria Meningitides Listeria Meningitis Meningitides, Listeria Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis Listeria monocytogenes Meningitides Meningitides, Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis, Listeria monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis, Listeria Meningoencephalitis, Listeria Listeria Meningoencephalitides Meningoencephalitides, Listeria Listeria Meningoencephalitis Listeria Cerebritis Listeria Cerebritis Cerebritides, Listeria Cerebritis, Listeria Listeria Cerebritides

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Meningitis, Listeria".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections [C01.252.200]
Meningitis, Bacterial [C01.252.200.500]
Meningitis, Listeria [C01.252.200.500.500]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Listeriosis [C01.252.410.514]
Meningitis, Listeria [C01.252.410.514.533]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections [C10.228.228.180]
Meningitis, Bacterial [C10.228.228.180.500]
Meningitis, Listeria [C10.228.228.180.500.500]
Meningitis [C10.228.614]
Meningitis, Bacterial [C10.228.614.280]
Meningitis, Listeria [C10.228.614.280.449]

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