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Descriptor English:   Meningitis, Escherichia coli 
Descriptor Spanish:   meningitis por Escherichia coli 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Meningite devida a Escherichia coli 
Synonyms English:   Escherichia coli Meningitides
Escherichia coli Meningitis
Meningitides, Escherichia coli  
Tree Number:   C01.252.200.500.400
C01.252.400.310.330.500
C10.228.228.180.500.350
C10.228.614.280.350
Definition English:   A form of gram-negative meningitis that tends to occur in neonates, in association with anatomical abnormalities (which feature communication between the meninges and cutaneous structures) or as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS in association with IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. In premature neonates the clinical presentation may be limited to ANOREXIA; VOMITING; lethargy; or respiratory distress. Full-term infants may have as additional features FEVER; SEIZURES; and bulging of the anterior fontanelle. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp398-400) 
History Note English:   2000 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   34161 
Unique Identifier:   D020814 

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