MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Meningitis, Meningococcal
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.223.500.750; C01.150.252.400.625.549.449; C01.207.180.500.750; C10.228.228.180.500.750; C10.586.625.280.505
Unique ID: D008585
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008585
Annotation: do not coord with NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS unless organism is particularly discussed but coord with specific serogroup (IM) if given
Scope Note: A fulminant infection of the meninges and subarachnoid fluid by the bacterium NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, producing diffuse inflammation and peri-meningeal venous thromboses. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, nuchal rigidity, SEIZURES, severe HEADACHE, petechial rash, stupor, focal neurologic deficits, HYDROCEPHALUS, and COMA. The organism is usually transmitted via nasopharyngeal secretions and is a leading cause of meningitis in children and young adults. Organisms from Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, C, Y, and W-135 have been reported to cause meningitis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp689-701; Curr Opin Pediatr 1998 Feb;10(1):13-8)
Entry Term(s): Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup A; Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup B; Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup C; Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup W-135; Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup W135; Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup Y; Meningitis, Meningococcic; Meningitis, Neisseria; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup A; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup B; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup C; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W-135; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W135; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup Y; Neisseria Meningitis; Serogroup A Meningococcal Meningitis; Serogroup B Meningococcal Meningitis; Serogroup C Meningococcal Meningitis; Serogroup W-135, Meningococcal Meningitis; Serogroup W135, Meningococcal Meningitis; Serogroup Y, Meningococcal Meningitis
NLM Classification #: WC 245
Public MeSH Note: 1978; see MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCIC 1963-1977
History Note: 1978(1963)
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Infections [C01]
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01.150]
  - Bacterial Infections [C01.150.252]
    - Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections [C01.150.252.223]
      - Meningitis, Bacterial [C01.150.252.223.500]
        
        Meningitis, Escherichia coli [C01.150.252.223.500.350]
        
        Meningitis, Haemophilus [C01.150.252.223.500.425]
        
        Meningitis, Listeria [C01.150.252.223.500.500]
        
        Meningitis, Meningococcal [C01.150.252.223.500.750]
        
        Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome [C01.150.252.223.500.750.500]
        
        Meningitis, Pneumococcal [C01.150.252.223.500.875]
        
        Tuberculosis, Meningeal [C01.150.252.223.500.937]

Infections [C01]
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01.150]
  - Bacterial Infections [C01.150.252]
    - Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections [C01.150.252.400]
      - Neisseriaceae Infections [C01.150.252.400.625]
        
        Meningococcal Infections [C01.150.252.400.625.549]
        
        Meningitis, Meningococcal [C01.150.252.400.625.549.449]
        
        Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome [C01.150.252.400.625.549.449.800]

Infections [C01]
- Central Nervous System Infections [C01.207]
  - Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections [C01.207.180]
    - Meningitis, Bacterial [C01.207.180.500]

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, Escherichia coli [C10.228.228.180.500.350]
        
        Meningitis, Haemophilus [C10.228.228.180.500.425]
        
        Meningitis, Listeria [C10.228.228.180.500.500]
        
        Meningitis, Meningococcal [C10.228.228.180.500.750]
        
        Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome [C10.228.228.180.500.750.500]
        
        Meningitis, Pneumococcal [C10.228.228.180.500.875]
        
        Tuberculosis, Meningeal [C10.228.228.180.500.937]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neuroinflammatory Diseases [C10.586]
  - Meningitis [C10.586.625]
    - Meningitis, Bacterial [C10.586.625.280]

Meningitis, Meningococcal Preferred

Concept UI: M0013369
Scope Note: A fulminant infection of the meninges and subarachnoid fluid by the bacterium NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, producing diffuse inflammation and peri-meningeal venous thromboses. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, nuchal rigidity, SEIZURES, severe HEADACHE, petechial rash, stupor, focal neurologic deficits, HYDROCEPHALUS, and COMA. The organism is usually transmitted via nasopharyngeal secretions and is a leading cause of meningitis in children and young adults. Organisms from Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, C, Y, and W-135 have been reported to cause meningitis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp689-701; Curr Opin Pediatr 1998 Feb;10(1):13-8)
Terms: Meningitis, Meningococcal Preferred Term
Term UI T025533
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Neisseria Meningitis
Term UI T001132896
Date02/14/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Meningitis, Meningococcic
Term UI T025534
Date09/28/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Meningitis, Neisseria
Term UI T001132897
Date02/14/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup A Narrower

Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup B Narrower

Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup C Narrower

Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup Y Narrower

Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup W-135 Narrower

Meningitis, Meningococcal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025