PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | meningitis, bacterial |
| Phenotype | C0032285|pneumoniae |
| Sentences | 3 |
| PubMedID- 22216408 | In fact, infections with haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) and streptococcus pneumoniae, the leading causes of bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and overwhelming infection in children are now virtually 100% preventable through immunization [34]. |
| PubMedID- 22238165 | Streptococcus pneumoniae accounts for 50% of bacterial meningitis in patients worldwide, carrying a 20% mortality rate in europe and 50%–60% in sub-saharan africa, with up to half of the survivors left with serious neurological sequelae [1, 2]. |
| PubMedID- 24192375 | Neisseria meningitidis is the causative microorganism of many human diseases, including bacterial meningitis; together with streptococcus pneumoniae, it accounts for approximately 80% of bacterial meningitis infections. |
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