02874nam 22005295 450 991025454520332120200630052737.03-319-28119-410.1007/978-3-319-28119-3(CKB)3710000000577057(EBL)4354091(SSID)ssj0001606966(PQKBManifestationID)16316760(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001606966(PQKBWorkID)14895197(PQKB)11123301(DE-He213)978-3-319-28119-3(MiAaPQ)EBC4354091(PPN)191700908(EXLCZ)99371000000057705720160120d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHandbook of Meningococcal Disease Management /edited by Ian Feavers, Andrew Pollard, Manish Sadarangani1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Adis,2016.1 online resource (126 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-319-08627-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.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.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 reviews the disease progression and associated risk factors; its pathogenesis and diagnosis; methods of treatment and prevention, both current and emerging; and the future directions of meningococcal disease management. The book is ideal for busy healthcare professionals, as it covers all aspects of the disease and its treatment in a condensed and manageable format, whilst including the most up-to-date treatment guidelines and algorithms.Infectious diseasesInfectious Diseaseshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H33096Infectious diseases.Infectious Diseases.616.82Feavers Ianedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtPollard Andrewedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtSadarangani Manishedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910254545203321Handbook of Meningococcal Disease Management2497748UNINA