Meningitis, Pneumococcal
Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
What's happening now
An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Major themes1
- Population Surveillance1
Leading journals2
- Mediators of inflammation1
- PLoS medicine1
Leading researchers8
- Cherian T1
- Feikin DR1
- Kagucia EW1
- Levine OS1
- Link-Gelles R1
- Loo JD1
- MacLean AG1
- Moore MR1
Affiliations (unnormalised)2
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health1
- Tulane National Primate Research Center1
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
An acute purulent infection of the meninges and subarachnoid space caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, most prevalent in children and adults over the age of 60. This illness may be associated with OTITIS MEDIA; MASTOIDITIS; SINUSITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; sickle cell disease (ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL); skull fractures; and other disorders. Clinical manifestations include FEVER; HEADACHE; neck stiffness; and somnolence followed by SEIZURES; focal neurologic deficits (notably DEAFNESS); and COMA. (From Miller et al., Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p111)
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.