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  1. Overview: Middle ear infection - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279381
    ... from spreading to the bone or from causing meningitis. Diagnosis Normally the doctor first asks about the acute ...
  2. Meningitis-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2006 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK56046
    ... Case Definition The ICD-9-CM codes defining meningitis include diagnosis codes in the following ranges: – 003.21: Salmonella ... unspecified The ICD-9-CM codes defining bacterial meningitis include diagnosis codes in the following ranges: – 003.21: Salmonella ...
  3. Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK604183
    ... evidence review C1: timing of antibiotics for bacterial meningitis . Making a diagnosis 1.4.2. Confirm a diagnosis of bacterial ... have one or more of these signs or symptoms. Bacterial meningitis can present in different ways, particularly in babies ...
  4. Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal septicaemia in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and management - NCBI ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555182
    ... guideline . 2.1. Symptoms and signs of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease What are the symptoms and signs of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease ...
  5. Familial Mediterranean Fever - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1227
    ... fever, peritonitis, synovitis, pleuritis, and, rarely, pericarditis and meningitis. The symptoms and severity vary among affected individuals, sometimes even ...
  6. Part 2 – Children aged under 16 – signs and symptoms and investigative tests - Suspected neurological conditions - NCBI ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542047
    ... that acute confusion in children can be a symptom of meningitis, encephalitis or poisoning. If infection is suspected, follow ... the child or accompanying adult. Recommendation 98 – Presenting symptom of meningitis, encephalitis and poisoning Acute confusion can, on its ...
  7. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Rifampin 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682403.html
    ... be used to treat people who have developed symptoms of meningitis. Rifampin is in a class of medications called ...
  8. Subdural effusion 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001422.htm
    ... if: Your child has recently been treated for meningitis and symptoms continue New symptoms develop
  9. Kernig's sign of meningitis (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19077.htm
    One of the physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis is Kernig's sign. Severe stiffness of the hamstrings causes an inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed to ...
  10. Brudzinski's sign of meningitis (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19069.htm
    One of the physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis is Brudzinski's sign. Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed.
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