Prakt. Lékáren. 2017; 13(2e) [Med. praxi. 2016;13(5):226-228]

Meningococcal diseases and their prevention

Věra Pellantová
Centrum očkování a cestovní medicíny, Klinika infekčních nemocí, Lékařská fakulta UK a FN v Hradci Králové

The article deals with the issue of invasive meningococcal disease, discussing the diagnosis and treatment, introducing the epidemiologicalassociations, and highlighting the options of protection against one of the most serious infectious diseases.

Keywords: invasive meningococcal disease, sepsis, meningitis, vaccination

Published: July 1, 2017  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Pellantová V. Meningococcal diseases and their prevention. Praktické lékárenství. 2017;13(E-verze 2/17):.
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Rožnovský L. Meningokokové infekce. In: Beneš J a kol. Infekční lékařství. Praha: Galén 2009.
    2. Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal septicaemia in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and management, Clinical guideline [online]. 2010-06-23. Dostupné na www: <nice. org.uk/guidance/cg102>
    3. Plíšek S, Chlíbek R, Kosina P, Boštíková V, Prášil P. Invazivní meningokoková onemocnění. Interní Med. 2011; 13(10): 391-393.
    4. Křížová P, Musílek M, Vacková Z, Jandová Z, Kozáková J, Šebestová H. Invazivní meningokokové onemocnění v České republice v roce 2015. Informace z NRL a odborných pracovišť CEM. Zprávy z centra epidemiologie a mikrobiologie (SZÚ, Praha) 2016; 25(3).
    5. Křížová P, Musílek M, Jandová Z, Vacková Z, Šebestová, Kozáková J. Zvýšený počet úmrtí na invazivní meningokokové onemocnění v lednu 2016. Zprávy z centra epidemiologie a mikrobiologie (SZÚ, Praha) 2016; 25(1).
    6. Doporučení České vakcinologické společnosti pro očkování proti invazivním meningokokovým onemocněním [online], 2014-02-25. Dostupný na www: <http://www.vakcinace.eu/doporuceni-a-stanoviska>
    7. Introduction of a meningococcal ACWY immunisation programme for adolescents [online]. 2015-07-08. PHE publications gateway number: 2015172. Dostupné na www: <www.gov.uk/phe>
    8. Immunisation against meningococcal B for infants aged from two months [online]. 2015-07-03. PHE publications gateway number: 2015165. Dostupné na www: <www.gov.uk/phe>

    Return to the content


    Pharmacy for Practice

    Madam, Sir,
    please be aware that the website on which you intend to enter, not the general public because it contains technical information about medicines, including advertisements relating to medicinal products. This information and communication professionals are solely under §2 of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. Is active persons authorized to prescribe or supply (hereinafter expert).
    Take note that if you are not an expert, you run the risk of danger to their health or the health of other persons, if you the obtained information improperly understood or interpreted, and especially advertising which may be part of this site, or whether you used it for self-diagnosis or medical treatment, whether in relation to each other in person or in relation to others.

    I declare:

    1. that I have met the above instruction
    2. I'm an expert within the meaning of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. the regulation of advertising, as amended, and I am aware of the risks that would be a person other than the expert input to these sites exhibited

    No
    Yes

    If your statement is not true, please be aware
    that brings the risk of danger to their health or the health of others.